The National Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, Alexander Anissimov (left), has shown himself a distinctive interpretative force in the music of his native Russia. The all-Russian programme he conducts at the National Concert Hall next Tuesday lunch-time celebrates the bicentenary of the great Russian poet, Pushkin, with associated music by Liadov, Glinka, RimskyKorsakov and Tchaikovsky. The concert also features readings by Bosco Hogan. Friday's teatime (6.30pm) NSO concert, again under Anissimov, sees the return of Italian pianist Corrado Rollero who was the public's choice, though not the jury's, for first prize at the last Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition. He's chosen to play two highly contrasted works, Liszt's Totentanz (inspired by the Triumph of Death fresco at Pisa) and Mozart's upbeat Coronation Concerto.
