
Concerts, Upcoming & Past…
Below you find a list of concerts that I consider attending (or have attended); this is merely for information. The occurrence of an event does not imply endorsement or promotion (nor do I promise reviewing each and every one of these concerts). All concerts are in Switzerland, unless noted otherwise.
Note that at this time of the pandemic, I have stopped mid- and long-term planning for upcoming events.
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Chamber Music | Upcoming | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
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Choir / Oratorio | — | — | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
Lied Recital | Upcoming | 2023 | — | — | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | — | — | All |
Opera | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | — | 2017 | 2016 | — | — | All |
Orchestra | Upcoming | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
Piano Recital | Upcoming | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
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Mon22Jan201819:30Bern, Konservatorium
Kammermusik @ Konsi Bern
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Trio in C major, K.548
Mauricio Kagel (1931 - 2008): Piano Trio No.2 (2001)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Notturno in E♭ major, op.148, D.897
Arnold Schönberg (1874 -1951): "Verklärte Nacht" (Transfigured Night), op.4 (arr. Edward Steuermann, 1932)
Trio Gaspard:
- Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin
- Vashti Hunter, cello
- Nicholas Rimmer, piano
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Sun04Feb201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet in B♭ major, K.589, "Prussian"
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): String Quartet No.1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96, "American"
Belcea Quartet:
- Corina Belcea-Fisher, violin
- Axel Schacher, violin
- Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola
- Antoine Lederlin, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun04Mar201819:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100, "Thun Sonata"
Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937): "Myths" for Violin and Piano, op.30
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Violin Sonata in G major, op.134
Julia Fischer, violin
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
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Mon12Mar201819:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée
Sándor Veress (1907 - 1992): String Trio
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906): String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.35
George Enescu (1881 - 1955): String Octet in C major, op.7
Vilde Frang, violin
Tai Murray, violin
Gregory Ahss, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Lily Francis, viola
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Mon19Mar201819:30Bern, Konservatorium
Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): String Quartet No.3, Sz.85 / BB 93
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (*1971): String Quartet No.1 in Six Movements
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.15 in G major, D.887
Quatuor Diotima:
- Yun-Peng Zhao, violin
- Constance Ronzatti, violin
- Franck Chevalier, viola
- Pierre Morlet, cello
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Mon02Apr201819:30London, Wigmore Hall
Chamber Music @ Wigmore Hall, London
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Adagio and Allegro in A♭ major, op.70
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Cello Sonata No.2 in F major, op.99
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925 - 1991): Five pieces on Folk Themes
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Méditation, from Thaïs
Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Suite Española, op.47 — 5. Asturias (Leyenda)
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (*1932): In the Style of Albéniz
Gaspar Cassadó (1897 - 1966): Requiebros
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano
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Sun08Apr201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
FranzJoseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in B♭ major, op.76/4, Hob III:78, "Sunrise"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30
Schumann Quartet:
- Erik Schumann, violin
- Ken Schumann, violin
- Liisa Randalu, viola
- Mark Schumann, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri13Apr201819:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in F minor, op.20/5, Hob.III/35
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quintet in C major, op.163, D.956
Quatuor Zaïde:
- Charlotte Maclet, violin
- Leslie Boulin Raulet, violin
- Sarah Chenaf, viola
- Juliette Salmona, cello
Lise de la Salle, piano
Chiara Enderle, cello
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Fri20Apr201820:30Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.20/4, Hob.III/34
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): String Quartet No.1, "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96, "American"
Belcea Quartet:
- Corina Belcea-Fisher, violin
- Axel Schacher, violin
- Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola
- Antoine Lederlin, cello
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Sat21Apr201820:30Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi
Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, WoO 6
Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): String Quartet in D major
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884): String Quartet No.1 in E minor, "From My Life"
Pražák Quartet:
- Jana Vonášková-Nováková, violin
- Vlastimil Holek, violin
- Josef Klusoň, viola
- Michal Kaňka, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun22Apr201817:00Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85
Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): Five Movements for string quartet, op.5
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.4 in E minor, op.44/2
Quatuor Van Kuijk:
- Nicolas Van Kuijk, violin
- Sylvain Favre-Bulle, violin
- Emmanuel François, viola
- François Robin, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Mon23Apr201819:30Bern, Konservatorium
Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Trio No.39 in G major, Hob.XV:25, "Gipsy Trio"
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Piano Quintet in A minor, op.84
Henning Kraggerud, violin
Michael Gurevich, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Adrian Brendel, cello
Ian Brown, piano
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Sat05May201819:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in G major, op.76/1, Hob.III/75
Lotta Wennäkoski (*1970): Culla d'Aria
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.12 in E♭ major, op.127
Gringolts Quartet:
- Ilya Gringolts, violin
- Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
- Silvia Simionescu, viola
- Claudius Herrmann, cello
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Mon14May201819:30Bern, Konservatorium
Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85 (1892/93)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet in B♭ major, K.458, "Hunt" (1784)
Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): String Quartet in G minor, op.27 (1877/78)
Auryn Quartett:
- Matthias Lingenfelder, violin
- Jens Oppermann, violin
- Stewart Eaton, viola
- Andreas Arndt, cello
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Sun27May201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV 1080
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.2 in G major, op.18/2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.1 in E♭ major, op.12
Chiaroscuro Quartet:
- Alina Ibragimova, violin
- Pablo Hernán Benedí, violin
- Emilie Hörnlund, viola
- Claire Thirion, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Sun08Jul201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV 1080
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130 / Great Fugue in B♭ major, op.133
Armida Quartett:
- Martin Funda, violin
- Johanna Staemmler, violin
- Teresa Schwamm, viola
- Peter-Philipp Staemmler, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Wed25Jul201820:00Budapest — Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Solti Hall
Budapest Festival Academy, "The Taste of the Spring is Always New"
Georges Enescu (1881 - 1955): Violin Sonata No.3, op.25
Katalin Kokas, violin
József Balog, pianoTímea Ildikó Dragony (*1976): Lángrózsa Song Cycle on Poems by Melinda Fellegi (world premiere)
Lilla Horti, soprano
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Katalin Kokas, violin
Alexandre Dimcevski, viola
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello
Melinda Fellegi, pianoRobert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Natalia Lomeiko, violin
Dmitry Smirnov, violin
Yuri Zhislin, viola
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello
Alexander Ullman, piano
→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #2)
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Thu26Jul201819:00Budapest — Európa Boat
Budapest Festival Academy, "Music has Soul"
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Katalin Kokas, Dmitry Smirnov, & Attila Ökrös, violin
Yuri Zhislin, Razvan Popovici, & Alexandre Dimcevski, viola
Natalie Clein, Danjulo Ishizaka, & Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello
Zsolt Fejérvári, double bass
Soma Dinyés, harpsichordInFusion Trio (premiere)
Nándor Weisz, vocal & drums
Izsák Farkas, violin
Mihály Simkó-Várnagy, cello / bass
Barnabás Kelemen & Katalin Kokas, violin
Alexandre Dimcevski, viola
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, celloArgentine Tangos
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
José Gallardo, pianoGipsy music
Lajos Sárközy jr. and his band
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Fri27Jul201820:00Budapest — Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Solti Hall
Budapest Festival Academy, "The Anchorite Has Gone Back"
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Sonata in C major for two violins, op.56
Alexandre Dimcevski, violin
Attila Ökrös, violinDmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.8 in C minor, op.110
Yuri Zhislin, violin
Natalia Lomeiko, violin
Razvan Popovici, viola
Danjulo Ishizaka, celloFranz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Allegro in A minor, D.947, "Lebensstürme"
José Gallardo & Alexander Ullman, piano
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Le bal Masqué, secular cantata on poems by Max Jacob, FP 60 (1932)
Lilla Horti, sopran
Philippe Tondre, oboe
Csaba Klenyán, clarinet
György Lakatos, bassoon
Balázs Nemes, trumpet
Nándor Weisz, drums
József Balog, piano
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Natalie Clein, cello
Jan Latham Koenig, conductor
→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #3, 2018-07-27)
→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #4, 2018-07-28)
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Tue04Sep201812:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
Lucerne Festival — Debut Series
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Sonatina in G major, op.100, B.183
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.80
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 – 1931): Rêve d’enfant, op.14
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Violin Sonata in A major
Paul Huang, violin
Orion Weiss, piano
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Sun09Sep201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.21 in D major, K.575, "Prussian"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet Movement in C minor, D.103 (1814)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): String Quartet No.1 in A minor, op.41/1
Stradivari Quartett:
- Xiaoming Wang, violin
- Sebastian Bohren, violin
- Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
- Maja Weber, cello
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Tue11Sep201812:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
Lucerne Festival — Debut Series
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): String Quartet No.1 in D major, op.11
Rolston String Quartet:
Luri Lee, violin
Emily Kruspe, violin
Hezekiah Leung, viola
Jonathan Lo, cello
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Thu13Sep201812:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
Lucerne Festival — Debut Series
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Divertimento, Suite from the ballet "Le Baiser de la Fée", for Violin and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 12 Variations on Mozart's aria "Se vuol ballare", WoO 40
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Partita in D minor for Violin solo, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949): Sonata for Violin and Piano in E♭ major, op.18
Sebastian Bohren, violin
José Gallardo, piano
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Tue23Oct201819:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759): Passacaglia from the Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV 432, arr. for violin & viola by Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935)
Nikolai Amani (1872 – 1904): String Trio in D minor, op.1 (1900)
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949): Piano Quartet in C minor, op.13
Franz Schubert (17697 – 1828): Piano Quintet in A major, op.114, D.667, “Trout”
Marina Yakovleva, violin
Mikhail Yakovlev, viola
Lev Sivkov, cello
Dariusz Mizera, double bass
Ekaterina Tereshchenko, piano
Nadezhda Dalvit Saminskaya, piano
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Thu25Oct201819:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pre-Concert (18:30): "Our Stars of Tomorrow" — Anton Spronk, cello
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Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959): Hiver – Printemps, deux poèmes pour orchestre
Max Bruch (1838 - 1920): Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
Lahav Shani — Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
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Sun28Oct201817:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.13
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106
Aris Quartett:
- Anna Katharina Wildermuth, violin
- Noémi Zipperling, violin
- Caspar Vinzens, viola
- Lukas Sieber, cello
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Sat01Dec201819:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Piano Trio in A minor, op.24 (1945)
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952): Piano Trio "Fremde Szene II"
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.63
Berlin Piano Trio:
- Krzysztof Polonek, violin
- Katarzyna Polonek, cello
- Nikolaus Resa, piano
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Tue11Dec201819:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Sonata for Cello and Basso continuo No.4 in A major, G.4
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Cello Sonata, FP 143
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Cello sonata in D minor, L.135
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Cello Sonata No.2 in F major, op.99
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano