
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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Mon21Jan201919:30Bern, Konservatorium
4. Kammermusik Bern / "Molto espressivo"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.1 in F major, op.18/1
Benet Casablancas (*1956): String Quartet No.4, "Widmung" (2017)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130 / Great Fugue in B♭ major, op.133
Cuarteto Casals:
- Abel Tomàs, violin
- Vera Martínez Mehner, violin
- Jonathan Brown, viola
- Arnau Tomàs, cello
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Sat26Jan201919:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Chamber Music IV @ Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1897): Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, op.81, B.155
Karel Košárek, piano
Martinů Quartet:- Lubomir Havlák, violin
- Libor Kaňka, violin
- Zbyněk Pad'ourek, viola
- Jitka Vlašánková, cello
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Sun27Jan201918:30Lucerne, KKL
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pre-Concert (18:30): "Our Stars of Tomorrow" — Cosmic Percussion Ensemble
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Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Feu d'artifice, op.4 (1908)
Tan Dun (*1957): Farewell My Concubine – Symphonic Poem for Piano & Qingyi
Ren Tongxiang (*1926): Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage To The Phoenix (arrangement by Guan Xia)
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Suite "L'oiseau de feu" (1919)
Tan Dun / Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Ralph van Raat, piano
Wenqing Lian, Beijing opera singer
Wenwen Liu, suona
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Sat02Mar201919:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Chamber Music V @ Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Divertimento in E♭ major, K.563
Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998): String Trio (1985)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Trio in C minor, op.9/3
Orion String Trio:
- Soyoung Yoon, violin
- Veit Hertenstein, viola
- Benjamin Gregor-Smith, cello
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Fri15Mar201920:30Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Weekend Quartetti d'Archi
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981): Adagio for Strings, op.11a (1937), from the String Quartet, op.11 (1936)
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): String Quartet No.2 in C major, op.36 (1945)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, "Death and the Maiden" (1824)
Artemis Quartet:
- Vineta Sareika, violin
- Anthea Kreston, violin
- Gregor Sigl, viola
- Eckart Runge, cello
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Sat16Mar201920:30Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Weekend Quartetti d'Archi
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): String Quartet No.2 in F major, op.92
Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973): String Quartet No.1, "Rispetti e strambotti" (1920)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130
Quartetto Energie Nove:
- Hans Liviabella, violin
- Barbara Ciannamea, violin
- Ivan Vukčević, viola
- Felix Vogelsang, cello
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Sun17Mar201917:00Lugano, LAC, Teatrostudio
Weekend Quartetti d'Archi
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D minor, op.76/2, "Fifths"
Kaija Saariaho (1952 – 2023): "Terra memoria", for String Quartet (2007)
Johannes Brahms (1833- 1897): String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.51/2
Quatuor Modigliani:
- Amaury Coeytaux, violin
- Loïc Rio, violin
- Laurent Marfaing, viola
- François Kieffer, cello
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Mon01Apr201919:30Bern, Konservatorium
7. Kammermusik Bern — "Mozart Meets Brahms"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.2 in D major, K.155 (134a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.19 in C major, K.465, "Dissonances"
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): String Quartet No.1 in C minor, op.51/1
Quatuor Akilone:
- Emeline Concé, violin
- Elise de Bendelac, violin
- Louise Desjardins, viola
- Lucie Mercat, cello
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Tue09Apr201919:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pre-Concert (18:30): "Our Stars of Tomorrow" — Paul Handschke, cello & Mathias Clausen, piano
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957): Summernight for String Orchestra, op.58
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, "Eroica"
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
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Fri12Apr201919:30Zurich, St.Anna-Kapelle
Pacific Quartet Vienna / Zurich Series
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.12 in E♭ major, op.127
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130
Pacific Quartet Vienna:
- Yuta Takase, violin
- Eszter Major, violin
- Chin-Ting Huang, viola
- Sarah Weilenmann, cello
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Fri03May201919:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Chamber Music VI @ Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884): Piano Trio in G minor, op.15, JB 1:64
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Trio No.2 in E♭ major, op.100, D.929
Sitkovetsky Trio:
- Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
- Isang Enders, cello
- Wu Qian, piano
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Sun12May201917:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842): String Quartet No.1 in E♭ major
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.4 in C minor, op.18/4
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.13 in A minor, D.804, "Rosamunde"
Quatuor Hermès:
- Omer Bouchez, violin
- Elise Liu, violin
- Yung-Hsin Lou Chang, viola
- Anthony Kondo, cello
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Mon20May201919:30Bern, Konservatorium
9. Kammermusik Bern — "Himmelserscheinungen (Heavenly Appearances)"
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Trio No.2 in E♭ major, op.100, D.929 (1827)
Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884): Piano Trio in G minor, op.15, JB 1:64 (1855 / 1857)
Trio Alba:
- Livia Sellin, violin
- Philipp Comploi, cello
- Chengcheng Zhao, piano
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Sun26May201918:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pre-Concert (17:30): "Our Stars of Tomorrow" — AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, saxophone & Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano)
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Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955): Pastorale d’été, H.31 (1920)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op.54
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Yuja Wang, piano
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Sun21Jul201917:00Brugg, Ref. Stadtkirche
Stretta Concerts Brugg
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Trio in B♭ major, D.471
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Divertimento for String Trio in E♭ major, K.563
Sebastian Bohren, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Thomas Demenga, cello
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Tue10Sep201912:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
Lucerne Festival — Debut Series
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor, op.105
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957): Three Pieces from "6 Pieces for Violin and Piano", op.79
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Violin Sonata No.2 in D major, op.94bis
Franz Waxman (1906 - 1967): Carmen Fantasie
Bomsori Kim, violin
Michail Lifits, piano
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Thu12Sep201912:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
Lucerne Festival — Debut Series
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.6 in F minor, op.80
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.15 in G major, D. 887
Esmé Quartet:
- Wonhee Bae, violin
- Yuna Ha, violin
- Jiwon Kim, viola
- Ye-eun Heo, cello
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Sun22Sep201917:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.1 in E♭ major, op.12
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.9 in C major, op.59/3, "Razumovsky III"
Merel Quartet:
- Mary Ellen Woodside, violin
- Edouard Mätzener, violin
- Alessandro D'Amico, viola
- Rafael Rosenfeld, cello
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Sat28Sep201919:30Wetzikon, KZO
Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.1 in E♭ major, op.12
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): String Quartet No.2 in F major, op.41/2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Octet in E♭ major, op.20
Merel Quartet:
- Mary Ellen Woodside, violin
- Edouard Mätzener, violin
- Alessandro D'Amico, viola
- Rafael Rosenfeld, cello
Castalian String Quartet:
- Sini Simonen, violin
- Daniel Roberts, violin
- Charlotte Bonneton, viola
- Christopher Graves, cello
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Tue08Oct201919:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH und UZH
Eugène Ysaÿe (1865 - 1918): Poème élégiaque in D minor, op.12
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Sonata for Violin and Piano in E♭ major, op.18, TrV 151
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): 4 Romantic Pieces in G minor, op.75, B.150
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Violin Sonata No.2 in D major, op.94bis
Alissa Margulis, violin
Luís Magalhães, piano
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Sun20Oct201917:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.76/5
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, "Death and the Maiden"
Carmina Quartett:
- Matthias Enderle, violin
- Agata Lazarczyk, violin
- Wendy Champney, viola
- Chiara Samatanga, cello
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Sat02Nov201919:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Chamber Music II — Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Trio No.37 in D minor, Hob.XV:23
Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): "Vitebsk" for Piano Trio (1929)
Toshio Hosokawa (*1955): Piano Trio (2013 / 2017)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Trio No.2 in F major, op.80
Oberon Trio:
- Henja Semmler, violin
- Antoaneta Emanuilova, cello
- Jonathan Aner, piano
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Sat30Nov201919:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
Chamber Music III — Zimmermannhaus Brugg
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in C major, op.76/3, "Emperor"
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): String Quartet No.2, op.10
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.16 in F major, op.135, "Muss es sein? — Es muss sein!"
Pacific Quartet Vienna:
- Yuta Takase, violin
- Ronny Spiegel (for Eszter Major), violin
- Chin-Ting Huang, viola
- Sarah Weilenmann, cello
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Sun01Dec201917:00Der MaiHof, Lucerne
Marimba Recital Concert
Avner Dorman (*1975): Udacrep Akubrad
Alejandro Viñao (*1951): Dance Groove Drifting
Steve Reich (*1936): Piano Phase
Emmanuel Séjourné (*1961): Departures
Fabian Ziegler, marimba
Raphael Christen, marimba