All just my personal opinion
CD review: Izabel Markova (*1997) performing British Music for viola and piano (Claves Records S.A., ℗ / © 2023). Compositions by Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979), Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976), and York Bowen (1884 – 1961). Piano accompaniment: Irene Puccia and Alla Belova.
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Concert review, ★★★½, Christian Erny, The Zurich Chamber Singers, Orchestra of Europe (OoE), Sara-Bigna Janett, Annika Langenbach, Jonas Salzer, Meret Roth, Elias Reichert @ Stadtkirche, Winterthur, 2020-01-19 — Milhaud: La création du monde, op.81; Honegger: Symphonic Psalm “König David” (“Le Roi David”, German version), H.37
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Concert review, ★★★★, Denis Matsuev, Riccardo Chailly, Filarmonica della Scala @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-04-11 (Lucerne Easter Festival) — Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B♭ minor, op.23; Mussorgsky / orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
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Concert review, ★★★★, Leonidas Kavakos, Chamber Orchestra of Europe @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-04-09 (Migros Kulturprozent) — Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216; Othmar Schoeck: Summernight for String Orchestra, op.58; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — Pre-concert: Paul Handschke, cello & Mathias Clausen, piano: R.Strauss: cello sonata in F major, op.6, TrV 115
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Blog post #473 — Truthfulness and Authenticity in Interpretation? A reflection about the (potential) conflict between authenticity towards the composer’s will and an artist’s “authenticity” in the sense of truthfulness to one’s genuine interpretation. The effect this has on the credibility of an interpretation.
Concert review, Riccardo Chailly / Lucerne Festival Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2018-08-25 — Wagner: Overture “Rienzi, der Letze der Tribunen”; Wagner: Overture “The Flying Dutchman”; Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E major, WAB 107