Martinů Quartet, Karel Košárek — Brugg, 2019-01-26

Blog post #464 — Concert review, Martinů Quartet, Karel Košárek @ Zimmermannhaus, Brugg, 2019-01-26 — Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor op.34; Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major op.81
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Tan Dun, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra — Lucerne, 2019-01-27

Blog post #463 — Concert review, ★★★★, Ralph van Raat, Wenqing Lian, Wenwen Liu, Tan Dun / Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-01-27 — Stravinsky: Feu d’artifice, op.4 (1908); Tan Dun (*1957): Farewell My Concubine – Symphonic Poem for Piano & Qingyi; Ren Tongxiang: Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage To The Phoenix; Stravinsky: Suite “L’oiseau de feu” (1919); pre-concert: Cosmic Percussion Ensemble
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Cuarteto Casals — Konsi Bern, 2019-01-21

Blog post #462 — Concert review, ★★★½, Cuarteto Casals @ Konservatorium Bern, 2019-01-21 — Beethoven: String Quartet No.1 in F major, op.18/1; Benet Casablancas (*1956): String Quartet No.4, “Widmung” (2017); Beethoven: String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130 / Great Fugue in B♭ major, op.133
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Joseph-Maurice Weder — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2019-01-15

Blog post #461 — Concert review, ★★★, Piano Recital Joseph-Maurice Weder @ ETHZ, Zurich, 2019-01-15 — Jannik Giger (*1985): Accelerated for Piano (2017); Janáček: Piano Sonata “1 X 1905”; Richard Dubugnon (*1968): Sonata V for solo piano, op.82 (2018); Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178
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Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra — Lucerne, 2019-01-09

Blog post #460 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Irina Churilova, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Roman Burdenko, Mikhail Petrenko, Evgeny Nikitin @ Lucerne, KKL, 2019-01-09 — Tchaikovsky: Opera “Iolanta”, op.69 (excerpts); Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
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Byron Wei-Xin Zhou — Piano Recital, Geneva, 2019-01-04

Concert review, ★★★½, Piano Recital Byron Wei-Xin Zhou @ Victoria Hall, Geneva, 2019-01-04 — Tong Sang (1923 – 2012): Fair Maiden from Afar (1943); Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7; Scriabin: 8 Études, op.42: No.4 (F♯ major) & No.5 (C♯ minor); Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
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