Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony Play Prokofiev with Behzod Abduraimov, Berlioz and Elliott Gyger, by Andrew Miller

by  • MAR 25, 2012 • PRINT-FRIENDLY

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Hector Berlioz. Photo by Nadar.

Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall: 22 March, 2012 matinée

Elliott Gyger – on air, dialogue for orchestra
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no. 3 in C, opus 26
Berlioz – Harold in Italy – Symphony, opus 16

Behzod Abduraimov – piano

Roger Benedict – viola

Vladimir Ashkenazy – conductor
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra

This fascinating and varied program, each piece using equally colorful but very different orchestras and very different forms and structures, shows us some of the breadth of the Sydney Symphony. Their style is nimble enough to express itself in multifarious ways and Ashkenazy’s style and approach to symphonic music is well suited to the three pieces.

Read the full review on the Berkshire Review, an International Journal for the Arts!