Helgath, Sing-Akademie, La Scintilla — Zurich, 2018-12-07

Concert review, Florian Helgath, Orchestra La Scintilla, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Malin Hartelius, Christina Daletska, Benjamin Bruns, Ludwig Mittelhammer @ Kirche St.Jakob, Zurich, 2018-12-07 — Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Cantatas 1 – 3; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat (1989); Praetorius / Jan Sandström: “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” (1990)

Brown / Sing-Akademie: Bach, Bax, Britten — Zurich, 2014-12-19

My first reaction in writing this short review was to use a title such as “Bach’s Christmas Oratorio — How Not To” — but let me start properly: This year’s Christmas concert in the Tonhalle Zurich (on Friday, 2014-12-19) was given by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie (Zurich Singing Academy), the professional choir, founded in 2011, following the footsteps of the Schweizer Kammerchor (Swiss Chamber Choir)…