|
Photo: Sheila Rock
Assistant Manager: |
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
|
|
'Bychkov's approach was fascinating and original ... [he] created
a tremendous sense of character very, very quickly. What impressed,
besides grand, beautiful playing from every section (whether in
massed or solo passages), was a sense of changeability ... Bychkov's
powerful immediacy and heart-stopping intensity magnetically drew
the listener in'
Bychkov's outstanding interpretation rose above the excitement and heady nostalgia of the piece to uncover an underlying tragic nobility, With the BBC musicians playing for him like angels, this was one of the highlights of the season so far' The Guardian - Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 (BBC Proms 2007)
|
