Violinist Vadim Repin’s Trans-Siberian Arts Festival in Novosibirsk suffered a last-minute no show in April, when conductor Valery Gergiev was delayed in New York. Rather than cancel the concert, artistic director Repin decided to conduct and play Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1 himself – the first time such an undertaking has occurred.
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An orchestral 90th-birthday tribute to a singular and original Russian composer
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
Take an exclusive first-look at this performance from violist Daniel Orsen and pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, ahead of their album release named Wagner’s Nightmare on 19 April
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An exclusive first look at a collaborative art film exploring the heightened qualities of perception and memory as enhanced by the liminal space between daylight and darkness, featuring music by Dutilleux
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