Photo: © LSO | Mark Allan “The dark plangency of tonal colours which Slobodeniouk found not only here but elsewhere was quite remarkable.” Alexander Hall, Bachtrack “Perhaps we will be soon calling him simply Dima (as we do with Mirga and...
“In both works the Russian-born Finnish conductor had the NSO sounding supremely confident and unified.” Charles T. Downey, Washington Classical Review “And the finale was a fine example of teamwork between conductor and soloist, Bronfman and Slobodeniouk drawing its allegretto...
“This was a powerful, often thrilling performance, with Slobodeniouk assuredly guiding all the enormous changes in volume, energy, and mood.” George Grella, New York Classical Review
“Dima Slobodeniouk, who stood in for Semyon Bychkov, demonstrated a very precise and calm organizing hand, never allowing himself to be tempted by the sometimes exuberant nature of this symphony to push things. The Philharmonic thanked him with...
“One can only assume that players from both orchestras love working with Slobodeniouk, just because they play so well for him. They obviously trust him, and when it comes to playing Sibelius, it doesn’t hurt that Slobodeniouk studied...
“Capping the evening on a triumphant note, Slobodeniouk led a sensuous, seductive and propulsive Suite No. 2 from Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe” ballet. Again, the orchestra’s performance was exemplar” Clarence Fanto, The Berkshire Eagle
The Concertgebouworkest released a performance stream of Dima Slobodeniouk conducting Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra with soloist Perry Hoogendijk. Vaughan Williams’ work was the first concerto ever written for solo tuba, and first performed in 1954 by the...
Dima Slobodeniouk will take the podium at London’s Barbican Centre on Friday, May 26, 2023, making his debut with the acclaimed BBC Symphony Orchestra and the renowned BBC Symphony Chorus in a mesmerising concert. The concert will commence with Mozart’s...
Dima Slobodeniouk makes his Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra debut this week with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Also on the programme is Ludwig van Beehoven’s Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham and Valentyn Silvestrov’s “Prayer for Ukraine” to mark the first anniversary...
Dima Slobodeniouk returns to the Orchestre de Paris conducting two concerts on the 15th and 16th February at the Philharmonie de Paris. He will be joined by violinist Ray Chen as well as the Choeur de l’Orchestre de Paris...