NEXT CONCERT
February 17
SeattleWA

Conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev

Soloist:
Sergey Antonov, Cello Program:

Tchaikovsky Elegy for String Orchestra, in G major Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 { more info }

Recently Released
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 & Hamlet

Press Kit
Links to summary press releases, photos and other useful materials

RNO in Florida
Join the RNO next March for four performances at Festival of the Arts BOCA.

Moscow’s Best

The Russian National Orchestra — named Moscow's top orchestra in a Gramophone magazine poll of international music critics — has been in demand throughout the music world ever since its 1990 premiere. Of the orchestra's 1996 debut at the BBC Proms in London, the Evening Standard wrote, “They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure.”  » more

International Tours

Check tour listings for cities and program details.
Reviews of the 2008 US tour are posted here.

Pletnev's Beethoven

The RNO's recording with Deutsche Grammophon of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies is getting rave reviews. The New Yorker cited the set's “audacious originality” and named it one of the Best Recordings of 2007. The New York Times said “... this compelling, driving and sometimes shocking set ... demands to be heard.” The London Times said “There's a dangerous delight about Pletnev’s approach.”  » more