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"Only Vsevolod Polonsky could manage to get the diabolic accents from the
National Orchestra of Lyon"
Didier HEMARDINQUER
(about Finale of Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique")
l'Est Republicain
22.09.03

"Vsevolod Polonsky fills good the musical style, orchestral texture, the
tiny nuances and emotion... The young conductor is also able to reproduce
the urbanism and the dynamic of the XX-th century's music."
"Severny Krai"

Repertoire of this remarkable evening should be attributed to a special trend, named as third current and located between serious, academic and simple, entertaining music.

Once, a hundred and fifty years ago, this direction was confirmed by Johann Strauss, who conducted Pavlovsk summer seasons. Polonsky, who is very successful as composer at this field, reminds also by the look his far precursor in the "Grand waltz" film.

Vsevolod is perfectly looked at the conductor's stand: he is young, slim, with aristocratic face and manners…
(regarding concert, performed November 10, 2002, at Small Philharmonic Hall, St.Petersburg)
Mikhail Byalik
"Nevskoe vremya"