All just my personal opinion
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3, op.30 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Rachmaninoff/Ormandy (1940), Ashkenazy/Previn (1972), Argerich/Chailly (1982), Kocsis/de Waart (1983), Wang/Dudamel (2013)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Truls Mørk & Jean-Yves Thibaudet (1994) / Steven Isserlis & Stephen Hough (2002)
Concert review, ★★★★½, Konstantin Scherbakov @ Aula der Universität, Zurich, 2023-04-20 (Musik an der ETH und UZH) — Hommage à Sergei Rachmaninoff, on the Occasion of the Composer’s 150th Anniversary: Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3: Nos.1, 2, 3, 4; Morceaux de Salon op.10: Nos.2, 3, 6, 5; Études-tableaux op.33: Nos.2, 5, 7, 6; Préludes op.32: Nos.10, 11, 12; Préludes op.23: Nos.4, 5, 6, 7; Études-tableaux, op.39: Nos.5, 9; Moment Musical op.16/3; 4 Pieces (1887/1888): 3. Melody in E major
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Concert review, ★★★★, Leia Zhu, Alexandra Dovgan, Paavo Järvi, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2023-04-01 (Orpheum Foundation) — Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, op.21, B.43, CT 48; Scriabin: Étude in D♯ minor, op.8/12 (encore); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35; Hindemith: Sonata for Solo Violin op.11/6, III. Finale, Lebhaft (encore); Ravel: “La Valse”, poème choréographique pour orchestre, M.72
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Concert review, ★★★★½, Claire Huangci @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2023-02-24 (Klavierissimo Festival 2023 / Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland) — Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major, D.959; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Rachmaninoff: Prélude in C♯ minor, op.3/2 (encore)
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Concert review, ★★★½, Luka Okros @ Aula, Zurich University, 2022-03-24 — Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas in D Minor K.32, K.39, K.213, and K.141; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E♭ major op.9/2, Nocturne No.15 in F minor op.55/1, Nocturne No.4 in F major op.15/1, Nocturne No.20 in C♯ minor op.posth.; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36; Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254
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