Jess Gillam with Vasily Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko joined saxophonist and presenter Jess Gillam on BBC Radio 3’s This Classical Life. On 30 May, he joins Jess to share some of his favourite music, giving a conductor’s insight into the big works of Shostakovich and Beethoven, and revealing more eclectic tastes with tracks by Björk and Pink Floyd. Jess, meanwhile, plays Vasily some Vivaldi and Duke Ellington, and music for saxophone and orchestra by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho.
“Thanks to the team at Arts Professional for an insightful assessment of the RPO’s new annual audience report, I was delighted to contribute comment to the insightful piece and it is so encouraging to see firm evidence that the orchestral audience is growing and...
“Thanks to the team at The Yorkshire Times for my interview on the RPO’s 80th anniversary season. Local journalism plays such an important role in the UK, signposting people to music and also supporting music venues across the UK. For the new 2026-7 RPO season, I am...
The new RPO anniversary season 2026-7 will see many new milestones for the Orchestra. One important personal milestone for Music Director, Vasily Petrenko, will be his debut at London’s Cadogan Hall. Vasily comments: “This is the first season in which I will be...