«Figures de l’héroïsme» à Strasbourg | Stanislav Kochanovsky Official Website

"With a decisive gesture, Kochanovsky launches the orchestra into the two brief, dramatic chords of the first movement [of Beethoven's Symphony No.3], Allegro con brio, which herald the grandiose, heroic character of this symphony. Kochanovsky mastered the performance from start to finish, giving us a fine demonstration of his art. Elegant and proud, he seems made to conduct the "Eroica". [...] The result is a balanced interpretation based on clear articulation, meticulously sculpted contrasts and timbres married to perfection"