Beethoven (2) / Klavierissimo 2020 — Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-29

Beethoven / Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Recital 2 @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-29 — Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10/1 (Cristian Budu); Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10/2 (Herbert Schuch); Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10/3 (Alina Bercu); Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13, “Sonate pathétique” (Cristian Budu); Sonata No.9 in E major, op.14/1 (Tamar Beraia); Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14/2 (Werner Bärtschi). Mostly a review in pictures.
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Beethoven (1) / Klavierissimo 2020 — Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-28

Beethoven / Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Recital 1 @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-28 — Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1 (Tamar Beraia); Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2 (Alina Bercu); Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3 (Herbert Schuch); Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7 (Werner Bärtschi). Mostly a review in pictures.
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Peter Rundel / Basel Sinfonietta — Musical Theater Basel, 2020-02-02

Concert review, ★★★★½, Peter Rundel / Basel Sinfonietta @ Musical Theater Basel, 2020-02-02 — Heinz Holliger: Two Liszt Transcriptions (1986), (S)irató (1992); Klaus Huber: Tenebrae (1966/1967); Steffen Wick: Autobiography (2017, Swiss premiere);
Presentation neo.mx3.ch
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Konstantin Scherbakov / Recital #5, Beethoven Cycle — Zurich, 2020-01-25

Concert review, ★★★★½, Konstantin Scherbakov, Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital #5 @ Aula, Alte Kantonsschule, Zurich, 2020-01-25 — Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2 (“The Storm”); No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3; No.19 in G minor, op.49/1; No.20 in G major, op.49/2; No.21 in C major, op.53 (“Waldstein”)
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Lev Sivkov — Cello Recital @ Zurich, 2020-01-21

Concert review, ★★★★½, Lev Sivkov — Cello Recital @ Zurich, 2020-01-21 — Works for cello solo; Reger: Suite No.1; Berio: Les mots sont allés… — “recitativo” for Cello (1978); Britten: Suite No.2, op.80; Ibert: “Ghirlarzana” quasi adagio; Bach: Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009;
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Sol Gabetta, Sylvain Cambreling / Kammerorchester Basel — Bern, 2020-01-22

Concert review, ★★★½, Sol Gabetta, Sylvain Cambreling, Kammerorchester Basel @ Casino, Bern, 2020-01-22 — Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra (“Basle Concerto”); Rihm: Concerto in G (World Premiere); Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56, “Scottish”
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