Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Karina Canellakis conducts Tchaikovsky

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
• Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Karina Canellakis, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Recorded live at London’s Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, this album features Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 (Pathétique) performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Karina Canellakis. The Fifth unfolds as a vivid journey between fate and triumph, while the Sixth offers a deeply personal and emotional reading. Critics praised the partnership’s intensity, with The Times noting the “explosive chemistry” between conductor and orchestra and The Arts Desk calling the LPO “a real treasure in Canellakis.” The recording continues the orchestra’s distinguished Tchaikovsky tradition with both passion and renewed vitality.

Karina Canellakis, born and raised in New York City, is an internationally acclaimed conductor recognized for her dynamic artistry and expressive insight. Winner of the 2016 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, she has led many of the world’s foremost orchestras, including those of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and major European ensembles such as the Bavarian Radio, Orchestre de Paris, London Symphony, Vienna Symphony, and Leipzig Gewandhaus. Formerly Principal Guest Conductor of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, she served as Artist-in-Residence at Vienna’s Musikverein in 2023–24. Upcoming engagements include debuts with the Vienna Philharmonic, Staatsoper Hamburg, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

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