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Oleg Marshev wows critics in debut UK concerto performance

Monday, 2 November 2009

Russian pianist Oleg Marshev made his British concerto debut at the weekend with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, in a "brilliant" performance of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.1.

The Bournemouth Echo writes: "the brilliant Russian pianist Oleg Marshev has a natural gift of idiomatic involvement that informs every note...the dynamic range and technical command was tremendously impressive in the tautly constructed outer movements and his feeling for Rachmaninov's romantically inspired lyricism made the central Andante mesmerising."

Read the full review here.

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