All just my personal opinion
Concert review, ★★★★, Alina Nikitina, Johannes Zeinler, Kalena Bovell, Musikkollegium Winterthur @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2022-10-20 (Orpheum Foundation) — Samy Moussa (*1984): “A Globe Itself Infolding” for Organ and Orchestra (2014); Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor, FP93;
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78, “Organ Symphony”
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Concert review, ★★★★½, Janiv Oron, Baldur Brönnimann & Laurent Zufferey / Basel Sinfonietta @ Sportzentrum Pfaffenholz, Saint-Louis/Basel, 2022-06-26 — Christophe Bertrand (1981 – 2010): Mana (2005); Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir (*1977): Dreaming (2008); Courtney Bryan (*1982): Sanctum (2015); Fausto Romitelli (1963 – 2004): Flowing down too slow (2001); Janiv Oron (*1975) / Oliver Waespi (*1971): Datendieb (2022, World premiere)
Blog post #619 — #rolfsmblog •
Concert review, ★★★★½, Jojo Mayer, Baldur Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino Basel, 2021-06-27 — Frank Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984), Get Whitey (1992), Dupree’s Paradise (1984); Oliver Waespi: Volatile Gravity (2021)
Blog post #581 — #rolfsmblog •
Concert review, ★★★★½, Lin Liao, Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino, Basel, 2021-03-14 — Xenakis: ST/48-1,240162 (1962); Rebecca Saunders (*1967): “Traces” for orchestra (2006/2009); Jesper Nordin (*1971): “Wave” for conductor and orchestra (2021, world premiere); Magnus Lindberg (*1958): “Marea” for orchestra (1989) — a live streaming performance without physical audience.
Blog post #567 — #rolfsmblog •
Concert review, ★★★★, Sophie Klussmann, Jürg Dähler, Claire Huangci (Swiss Chamber Soloists) @ Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25 — ViaBrahms: Brahms: Lieder op.91, op.107 (3&5), 96/2, op.95 (2&6), op.105/2; Brahms: Intermezzi opp.117/2, 118/2, 119/1; Sonata for viola and piano op.120/2; Christian Jost: Lieder “Tagtraum” and “Landschaft”; Nadir Vassena: Song “Cenere, o terra”; Mischa Käser: Lied “Die Revolution”; Xavier Dayer: Song “Il vient me dire l’impossible naufrage”
Blog post #556 — #rolfsmblog •
Concert review, ★★★★½, Valentine Michaud, Baldur Brönnimann / Lucerne Festival Alumni @ Lucerne, 2020-08-23 — Barblina Meierhans (*1981): At a Distance (2020); Nadir Vassena (*1970): “materia oscura” for saxophone and ensemble (2006);
Oscar Bianchi (*1975): “Contingency” for ensemble (2017)
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