All just my personal opinion
Concert review, Maurice Steger, Howard Griffiths / Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt @ Kursaal Bern, 2018-03-18 — Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B♭ major, K.191 (for recorder); Heberle: Recorder Concerto in G major; Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B♭ major, op.60 — plus: two exciting encores!
Some media are proclaiming Maurice Steger the “world champion of the recorder”. I think this is a rather odd statement, as musical interpretation can’t be measured, remains subjective, both on the side of the artist, as well as in the listener’s perception and receptivity; however, it is certainly legitimate to state that Maurice Steger’s recorder playing is in the world’s very top league…
Recorder Music, Early Recordings with Maurice Steger: “An Italian Ground” (Steger, Kitaya) — for comparison: Icarus Ensemble, Pieter-Jan Belder, Andreas Staier, Ottavio Dantone, Yuja Wang); “An English Collection” (Steger, Kitaya)
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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Concert review, ★★★★, Viano String Quartet @ Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2021-10-10 — Schumann: String Quartet No.3 in A major, op.41/3; Dvořák: String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106, B.192
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Concert review, ★★★★, Florian Helgath, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Orchestra La Scintilla Zürich, Jan Petryka, Milan Siljanov, Hannah Morrison, Anke Vondung, Konstantin Wolff @ KKL Lucerne, 2021-03-28 — Bach: St.Matthew Passion BWV 244 (recording performance for online streaming)
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