Would one ever associate breathtaking beauty and delicacy with Tchaikowsky n.1 ?Beatrice Rana playing with the Philharmonie de Paris with Paavo Jarvi demonstrated last night to a hall that may have been empty of an audience but it was full of subtle emotion and daring.An almost chamber ensemble of magnificent musicians listening to each other as they recreated this much maligned work and demonstrated why it is still one of the most popular concertos in the repertoire.An orchestra that was allowed to breathe in the same extraordinary way as Beatrice Rana aided and abetted by a conductor such as Jarvi who was flying on the crest of a magnificent wave of sumptuous sounds and allowing the music to unfold so naturally.Tomorrow I see Kantorow is playing Brahms …..strange coincidence as he won the last Tchaikowsky competition!

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