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Read about Vasily Petrenko and reviews of his acclaimed performances with the RLPO
"In the five years since Vasily Petrenko became chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra they have together demonstrated rare finesse and confidence in a wide repertoire."
Financial Times, May 2011
“Here was another one of those young conductors who added a layer of magic to the music. His leadership wasn't about flash or panache. The word that came to mind over and over again was vibrancy, as if the orchestra had a colour-saturation control that the maestro had somehow turned up a few notches.”
Toronto Star on Vasily Petrenko's Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut, February 2011
“Under the charismatic Vasily Petrenko, the RLP outshone stiff competition at the opening Proms weekend with a thrilling Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony.”
Sunday Times Best Concert of 2010
"A shattering account of Shostakovich’s urgent, anguished Eighth Symphony proved that conductor Vasily Petrenko is building a cycle for the ages."
Best Classical Albums of 2010 Time Out New York December 2010
"Petrenko’s Shostakovich cycle goes from strength to strength..."
David Fanning Gramophone November 2010
"But the five-star turn came with Petrenko and the LPO bravely essaying, with lethal precision, the piece that I still believe might be Shostakovich’s greatest symphony – No.11 “The Year 1905”. " 5 stars
Edward Seckerson The Independent November 2010
"Petrenko and the RLPO have achieved a triumph." 5 stars
Geoffrey Norris The Telegraph November 2010
"All I can say - again - is lucky Liverpool."
Hugh Canning The Sunday Times July 2010
"Petrenko and his orchestra's reputation for insightful rethinking were fully vindicated by a gripping account of Tchaikovsky's 1885 Manfred symphony." 4 stars
Martin Kettle The Guardian July 2010
"[S]ince Vasily Petrenko became its chief conductor, [the RLPO] has become a Premier League orchestra, although London rarely has the chance to see it."4 stars
Nick Kimberley London Evening Standard July 2010
“Petrenko confirms his credentials as perhaps the outstanding Shostakovich interpreter among the younger generation of Russian conductors with this expansive and penetration account…an ideal introduction to one of Shostakovich’s most shattering scores.”
Hugh Canning The Sunday Times May 2010
"Petrenko, quite a superman in his own, un-Nietzschean way, succeeded and won a standing ovation."
Fiona Maddocks The Guardian May 2010
Vasily Petrenko has featured in a series of exclusive podcasts with Edward Seckerson of The Independent about the ongoing Naxos Shostakovich project. Listen to the most recent about the 10th Symphony on Independent.co.uk
