From the opening notes, Kochanovsky elicited a sharp, crisp tone from the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra while keeping the rhythm taut. With blaring brass and fun cross rhythms, Kochanovsky made this a dramatic, lively rendition of this delightful overture…
06 Oct 2018 Britten and Prokofiev with National Orchestra of Belgium at BOZAR, Brussels
Italian premiere of "Azul" by Golijov and Forth Symphony by Brahms.
“Under the baton of the energetic Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky, the phalanx delivers a dazzling performance of intensity and sensitivity..."
La direction dynamique et précise du chef confère tout son éclat à cette partition aussi rare au concert qu'inhabituelle dans l’œuvre de Tchaïkovski.
Stanislav Kochanovsky offers a spectacular narrative epic in which, playing with the no less spectacular dynamics of the National Orchestra of the Capitol of Toulouse, brass and percussion triumphant, it animates sumptuous cinematographic paintings where one can only be subjugated by the debauchery of sound effects and through the vision of living images.
In the hands of the master this orchestra sounds perfectly and obediently. Such a miracle of taming could be seen at Stanislav Kochanovsky concert.
The dynamically developing career of the St.Petersburg Conservatoire graduate is an excellent example for those taking the route of becoming a conductor. The name Stanislav Kochanovsky will be seen more frequently on the posters of international concert halls and opera houses, and therefore his less frequent appearances in St.Petersburg and Moscow are greeted by the public with ever growing enthusiasm.
A seductive Debussy, a spikey Bartók violin concerto and a scintillating Berlioz: Kochanovsky and NSO join forces with violinist Sokolov.
Kochanovsky ratcheted up the tension till the hairs stood on the back of my neck before an explosive final flourish.