Concert: Leif Ove Andsnes, Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra — Zurich, 2018-05-16
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955): Mouvement symphonique No.2, H.67, “Rugby” Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976): Piano Concerto in D …
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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955): Mouvement symphonique No.2, H.67, “Rugby” Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976): Piano Concerto in D …
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich Esa-Pekka Salonen (*1958): “Karawane” for choir and orchestra (premiere) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Piano Concerto No.2 in …
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich Avner Dorman (*1975): Frozen in Time Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of …
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53 Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911): Symphony No.1 in D major, “Der Titan” Lisa Batiashvili, violin …
(…) Lionel Bringuier (*1986) takes over from David Zinman (*1936) who has directed the orchestra for 19 years — more than twice as long as any director after the first two, Friedrich Hegar (from the foundation 1868 up till 1906) and Volkmar Andreae (1906 – 1949). Zinman has led the orchestra into a new and successful international and recording career — for him, this was the crowning of his career, while for Bringuier this is the second direction (after 3 years in Valladolid / Spain), and likely the first highlight in a promising career…
Concert review, Yuja Wang, Michel Rouilly, Thomas Grossenbacher, Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra @ Zurich, 2018-06-07 — Richard Strauss: “Don Quixote”, op.35; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26; Ravel: La Valse, poème choréographique pour orchestre