Browse: Siberian Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)

It's difficult to understand how such an accessible and brilliantly scored orchestral work as Weinberg's Six Ballet Scenes remained unperformed until last year…Kirill Umansky has done a sterling... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Although Elcock’s distinctive musical universe sounds not quite like that of any other composer, there are influences from such diverse composers as Mahler, Simpson, Nielsen, Pettersson, and... — Fanfare, November 2020 More…

It is a striking, viscerally anguished, emotionally powerful piece, as this fine performance by the Siberian Symphony Orchestra under Dmitry Vasilyev underlines...Weinberg's is a forceful voice... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards 2014 More…

Spratley’s powerful contribution was long overdue to be heard, and I hope that more is to follow. — MusicWeb International, April 2015 More…

Think Wagner-meets-Atterberg with touches of Sibelius. Both works, played solidly by this Russian orchestra, reward repeated listening. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This music conjures the vastness and rugged beauty of Siberia (or so my imagination leads me to believe), with its big-boned construction and soaring lyricism. His style dovetails neatly into... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

the Siberian Symphony Orchestra under the well-thought-out leadership of conductor Dmitry Vasiliev presents all three works in superb fashion, doing full justice to Elcock’s demanding scores. — Fanfare, September/October 2022 More…