tchaikovsky – John's musical journey

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Met Opera live screening, Sheffield Curzon Cinema, 2/5/26

Conductor, Timur ZangIniev; Asmik Gregorian, Tatiana; Maria Barakova, Olga; Iurii Samoilov, Eugene Onegin; Larissa Diadakova, Filippyevna; Stanislas De Barbeyrac, Lenski; Prince Gremin, Alexander Tsymbalyuk. Production, Deborah Warner, Set Designer, Tom Pye; Costume Designer; Chloe Obolensky; Lighting Designer, Jean Kalman I really haven’t seen many productions of this work – I remember the Peter Hall oneContinue reading “Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Met Opera live screening, Sheffield Curzon Cinema, 2/5/26”

Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Wigmore Hall 23/2/26

Anthony Marwood violin; Coleman Itzkoff cello; Aleksandar Madžar piano. Shostakovich, Violin Sonata Op. 134; Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50 As i travelled to London for an evening Wigmore Hall concert, prior to moving on the next day to Paris, I found myself thinking about the dire state of British politics. In frontContinue reading “Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Wigmore Hall 23/2/26”