Symphonic Concert

Mikhail Pletnev (photo: Alexei Molchanovsky), Steven Isserlis (photo: Joanna Bergin) Mikhail Pletnev has won recognition first and foremost as a conductor, and also as a pianist, specialising in stylistically assured interpretations of Russian music. He now lives in Switzerland, where he founded the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra, which, in his own words, “embodies a belief in the power of music to transcend borders and unite people from different cultures”.