Widmann / Lonquich — Schaffhausen, 2017-09-23

Concert review, Duo Recital Carolin Widmann & Alexander Lonquich @ Kirche St.Johann, Schaffhausen, 2017-09-23 — Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, op.78; Leoš Janáček: Violin Sonata; Richard Strauss: Sonata for violin and piano in E♭ major, op.18

Janiv Oron, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta — Saint-Louis (F), 2022-06-26

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)
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Zgraggen, Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta: Dieter Ammann 60 — Basel, 2022-05-26

Concert review, ★★★★½, Simone Zgraggen, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-05-26 — Aregnaz Martirosyan (*1993): “Kraft” (2022); Alsu Nigmatullina (*1989): “Alexithymie” (2022); Dieter Ammann (*1962): “Unbalanced instability” for violin and chamber orchestra (2013); “Core” (2002); “Turn” (2010); “Boost” (2002)
Pre-concert: Moser String Quartet performing Ammann’s String Quartet No.2, “Distanzenquartett” (2009); Álvaro Rodríguez Cabezas and Miguel Fernández de la Fuente performing Ammann’s “d’accord(s)” for two alto saxophones (2004)
Blog post #614 — #rolfsmblog •

Altstaedt & Lonquich / Beethoven — Zurich, 2017-11-18

Concert review, Nicolas Altstaedt & Alexander Lonquich @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2017-11-18 — Ludwig van Beethoven: The 5 Cello Sonatas, i.e., No.1 in F major op.5/1; No.2 in G minor op.5/2; No.3 in A major op.69; No.4 in C major op.102/1; No.5 in D major op.102/2