Press / The NPR’s soloists

«…the rich tone of the NPR’s strings was particularly noticeable in the First Movement of Brahms’s First Symphony, where the solo cello of Iury Loevsky sounded sumptuous».
Evgenia Krivitskaya, «Kultura», 27.01.2005

«The soloists of the National Philharmonic of Russia seemed to over-shadow one another; the first violin and the first horn in the Strauss Songs, the trumpets and wonderful trombones in the Sixth Symphony and the impressive winds in the «Romeo and Juliet» by Tchaikovsky…»
Tatiana Davydova, «Kultura», 15.09.2005

«With Stravinsky’s «The Rite of Spring»… and Prokofiev’s «Tibald’s Death» played as an encore, where all sensors (of tempi and dynamics) went beyond their scale, the NPR dealt brilliantly: the brass were perfect, the solo parts sounded fine and artful, whereas the timpani player Valery Polivanov deserved a special curtain call».
Marina Gaikovich, «Nezavisimaya gazeta», 22.05.2006

«Its third season the NPR completed with a non-trivial programme that fits well the Orchestra’s musical policy… Fauré’s «Pavane» was played with the flute’s filigree solo (Svetlana Mitryakina) and the excellent work from the cello section. … in Janaček’s «Our Lord» … the melancholic passages of the harp as played by Ilona Nokelainen were a piece of virtuosity».
Ilya Ovchinikov, «Gazeta», 14.05.2006

«The concert of the chamber ensembles of the National Philharmonic of Russia has revealed that the Orchestra has gathered artists so mobile and potential that they can perform better than many stars. There are several such groups in the NPR: the Violin Ensemble led by L.Murina, the Cello Ensemble with its inspirer Yuri Loevski, the Brass-Quintet, the Percussion Group, each of them deserves a separate concert».
Evgenia Krivitskaya, «Kultura», 15.11.2006

«The National Philharmonic of Russia, led by Vladimir Spivakov, is rightly called «a national musical team» for Maestro has united in the orchestra only first-rate musicians. The highest class of mastership and originality were announced with the first note… the NPR has got not only the best strings in Russia, but also the elite of brass and wind players».
Ruben Chiloian, «Novye izvestia», 15.11.2006

«The National Philharmonic of Russia led by Alexander Lazarev in “Das Lied von der Erde” showed an impressive mastership. The main heroes of the night, along with the singers, were the orchestra members, particularly oboist Alexander Mozdykov and flutist Sergey Bubnov».
Ilya Ovchinnikov, «Gazeta», 22.06.2007