Posts: Victor Avdienko

Telling an epic story with one note

April 14, 2019

California Symphony percussionist Victor Avdienko has one thing to do in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 and that is to play a lone, epic cymbal crash. For him though, it’s much more than just a single note. By Victor Avdienko, California Symphony percussionist. I played this piece before with Herbert Blomstedt [San Francisco Symphony Music Director…

2018-19 Season, Bruckner, Epic Bruckner, Victor Avdienko

Bruckner hates percussionists

April 13, 2019

Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 is an impressive, expansive, melodic work that requires a supersized orchestra, and for many members of the orchestra it’s a real work out. If you’re a percussionist however, your entire part for this epic masterwork fits neatly onto a single page of music.   The percussionists’ sheet music (pictured) indicates that…

2018-19 Season, Bruckner, Epic Bruckner, Victor Avdienko, Wagner