Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Petrenko review – natural charm, deeply engaging

Colston Hall, Bristol
Vasily Petrenko brought authority and integrity to a programme that included Sibelius, Mahler, Schubert – and a nod to Norwegian prideThe Colston Hall audience clapped the Norwegians long and hard by way of welcome – the legacy of affection dating from the days of Mariss Jansons’ tenure with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra was obvious. But they were soon nonplussed. The opener, Grieg’s own arrangement of his march, Gangar, one of the 66 Lyric Pieces,