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Gergiev Festival full of Sunday afternoon music

What could be the matter with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival - the official name to emphasise its international appeal anyway? As soon as you enter de Doelen concert hall, you immediately get the feeling that you have arrived at an ordinary, weekday concert, even though Valeri Gergiev is on the bill. No decoration of the large rooms and on and around the stage nothing that even comes close to a festival decoration, even a flower arrangement on the stage k...

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What could be the matter with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival - the official name to emphasise its international appeal anyway? As soon as you enter de Doelen concert hall, you immediately get the feeling that you have arrived at an ordinary, weekday concert, even though Valeri Gergiev is on the bill. No decoration of the large rooms and on and around the stage nothing that even comes close to a festival decoration, even a flower arrangement on the stage k...

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