The prospect of hearing Alina Ibragimova in two of the most important concertos written for the violin is in itself irresistibly enticing, but Shostakovich aficionados will also welcome an opportunity to hear the rarely performed original opening to the Burlesque of No 1, subsequently made less fearsome for the soloist at the request of the work’s dedicatee, David Oistrakh.
‘If there’s one factor above all that sets these performances apart it’s the osmosis between soloist and conductor. There’s a musical and intellectual friction going on here and it has to do with the ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Closely miked, Ibragimova is a powerful, multi-toned soloist in these two performances … within the intensity conjured up by this dynamic all-Russian collaboration she brings empathy and generos ...
BBC Music Magazine‘Closely miked, Ibragimova is a powerful, multi-toned soloist in these two performances … within the intensity conjured up by this dynamic all-Russian collaboration she brings empathy and generos ...