Chamber Music from Duo to Quintet — ETH Zurich, 2018-10-23

Concert review, Marina Yakovleva Häfliger, Mikhail Yakovlev, Lev Sivkov, Dariusz Mizera, Kateryna Tereshchenko, Nadezhda Dalvit-Saminskaya @ ETH Zurich, Semper-Aula, 2018-10-23 — Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, op.114, D.667, “Trout”; Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, op.13; Nikolai Amani (1872 – 1904): String Trio in D minor, op.1; Handel: Passacaglia in G minor, from the Keyboard Suite No.7 in G minor, HWV 432 (arr. Halvorsen)

Haydn: Works for Cello & Orchestra

Haydn: Cello concertos No.1 C & No.2 D — Maisky (1986), Mørk/Brown (1992), Rostropovich/Brown (1975), Isserlis/Norrington (1996); Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B♭ major, Hob.I/105 — Antal Doráti (1972), Dennis Russell Davies (2009), Sir Roger Norrington (1996)

CD — Ensemble Resonanz: Bryce Dessner, «Tenebre»

Media Review (★★★★): Bryce Dessner, Album “Tenebre” — Ensemble Resonanz, Hamburg. Contents: Aheym (2009), Tenebre (2010), Skrik Trio (2017), Lachrymae (2012)
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Julia Fischer & Oliver Schnyder — Zurich, 2015-04-21

Review of a concert at the Zurich Tonhalle, on 2015-04-21, with Julia Fischer, Oliver Schnyder, and the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, featuring Joseph Haydn’s Violin Concerto in G, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Double Concerto for Violin and Piano in d, and Arnold Schönberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night) op.4 — a very enjoyable concert experience, indeed!

Mendelssohn & Enescu: String Octets (Diary 2023-07-24)

Media Review (Listening Diary) — Gringolts Quartet and Meta4 performing Mendelssohn Octet op.20 & Enescu String Octet op.7; comparisons with Emerson String Quartet (Mendelssohn), Merel Quartet & Castalian String Quartet (Mendelssohn), and Vilde Frang & Friends (Enescu)
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Dalene, Karapanos, Eschenbach / Konzerthausorchester Berlin — Zurich, 2021-11-06

Concert review, ★★★★, Johan Dalene, Stathis Karapanos, Christoph Eschenbach / Konzerthausorchester Berlin @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2021-11-06 (Young Soloists On Stage — Orpheum Foundation) — Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219; Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major, op.283; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
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