Prom 44: RNO/Boreyko | Classical review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonWith Mikhail Pletnev having withdrawn, having being charged with child molestation in Thailand last month, it was conductor Andrey Boreyko who bailed out the Russian National Orchestra in their first Prom for 14 years. If the orchestra, begun by Pletnev two decades ago, was missing its founder, Boreyko's clear, nuanced direction ensured we couldn't tell.Beethoven's Coriolan Overture was a good introduction to an orchestral sound somehow befitting an ensemble that still p...

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