Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.49
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Piano Trio in e minor, op.90, B.166, “Dumky”

Klaidi Sahatçi, violin
Thomas Grossenbacher, cello
Yuja Wang, piano

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Lucerne Festival 2015 — Debut Series

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Cello Sonata in C major, op.119 (1949)
Rodion Shchedrin (*1932): Quadrille from the Opera “Not Love Alone” (1961, transcribed for cello and piano by Grigori Singer)
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Cello Sonata in D minor (1915)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Introduction et Polonaise Brillante, op.3 (1829)
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925 – 1991): “Sachidao” from “5 Pieces for Cello and Piano” (1950)
Niccolò Paganini (1782 – 1840): Variations on a theme from Rossini’s “Mosè in Egitto” (1819, arranged for cello and piano by Pierre Fournier)

Christoph Croisé, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Matinee

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Counterpoints 1, 4, 6, 9, and 10 from “The Art of the Fugue”, BWV 1080
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847): String Quintet No.1 in A major, op.18

Members of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich:
Peter McGuire, violin
Isabelle Weilbach-Lambelet, violin
Michel Rouilly, viola
Katja Fuchs, viola
Thomas Grossenbacher, cello

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Musik an der ETH

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100
Leos Janáček (1854 - 1928): Sonata for Violin and Piano
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Violin Sonata in E♭ major, op.18

Sebastian Bohren, violin
Benjamin Engeli, piano

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Hochuli Konzert AG — Junge Talente, und wie!

Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945): Rhapsody No.1 for Cello and Piano, Sz 88
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Cello Sonata in D minor (1915)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonata in A minor, D.821, “Arpeggione”
Alberto Ginastera (1916 – 1983): Pampeana No.2 (1950)

Christoph Croisé, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, arranged by Josef Rheinberger (1839 – 1901) and Max Reger (1873 – 1916)

Nina Schumann, piano
Luis Magalhães, piano

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Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Lockenhaus on Tour

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Piano Trio No.3 in F minor, op.65
Sándor Veress (1907 – 1992): Trio per archi (1954)
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949): Piano Quartet in C minor, op.13

Vilde Frang, violin
James Boyd, viola
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Alexander Lonquich, piano

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Duo Praxedis

Johann Baptist Krumpholz (1742 – 1790): Sonata in F major for Harp & Piano
John Thomas (1826 – 1913): Schubert Lied Transcriptions
Théodore Labarre (1805 – 1870): Duo sur des motifs de La Favorite de G. Donizetti, op.111

Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp
Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano

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Swiss Classics — Lucerne Chamber Circle

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Cello Sonata Nr.1 in F major, op.5/1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Cello Sonata Nr.4 in C major, op.102/1
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Adagio from the Suite "Cinderella", op.97bis
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Cello Sonata in C major, op.119

Sol Gabetta, cello
Alexei Volodin, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806 - 1826): String Quartet No.1 in D minor
Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.7 in F♯ minor, op.108
Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887): String Quartet No.2 in D major

Le Quatuor Sine Nomine:

• Patrick Genet, violin
• François Gottraux, violin
• Hans Egidi, viola
• Marc Jaermann, cello

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Arosa Musik Festival: Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Fantasy in F minor for piano / 4 hands, D.940
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19

Oliver Schnyder, piano
Christoph Croisé, cello
Meta Fajdiga, piano

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Gesellschaft Kammermusik Marianischer Saal Luzern

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, op.69
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Preludes for Cello and Piano (arr.: Lera Auerbach)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Verein Allegro con brio

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No.4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53, "Waldstein"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Impromptu No.3 in G♭ major, D.899 (op.90)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): 4. "Alborada del gracioso" from "Miroirs" (1905)

Jonas Iten, cello
Andriy Dragan, piano

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Konzert der Hans Huber-Stiftung

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata for Cello & Piano No.1 in E minor, op.38
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Pezzo capriccioso, op.62
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Suite Italienne for Cello & Piano
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise brillante in C major, op.3

Christoph Croisé, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, op.38
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Suite Italienne for Cello & Piano
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonata in A minor, D.821, “Arpeggione”
Rodion Shchedrin (*1932): In the Style of Albéniz (1973)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Introduction et Polonaise brillante in C major, op.3

Christoph Croisé, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Kammermusik

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Arrangement for string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky (*1954)

Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Christian Poltéra, cello

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Musik an der ETH

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, op.38
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Suite Italienne
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, D.821, "Arpeggione"
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): "The Love for the three Oranges"
Rodion Shchedrin (*1932): "In the Style of Albéniz"

Christoph Croisé — cello
Oxana Shevchenko — piano

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.6 in B♭ major, op.18/6
Henri Dutilleux (1916 - 2013): "Ainsi la Nuit", for string quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.8 in E minor, op.59/2, "Razumovsky"

Gringolts Quartet:

• Ilya Gringolts, violin
• Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
• Silvia Simionescu, viola
• Claudius Herrmann, cello

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.1 in F major, op.18/1
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.10 in A♭ major, op.118
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.16 in F major, op.135

Cuarteto Casals:

• Abel Tomàs, violin
• Vera Martínez, violin
• Jonathan Brown, viola
• Arnau Tomàs, cello

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): String Quartet No.1 in B minor, op.50
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.11 in F minor, op.95, "Serioso"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.7 in F major, op.59/1, "Razumovsky"

Jerusalem Quartet:

• Alexander Pavlovsky, violin
• Sergei Bresler, violin
• Ori Kam, viola
• Kyril Zlotnikov, cello

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Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Trio No.4 in B♭ major, op.11
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Trio No.1 in B major, op.8

Oliver Schnyder Trio:

• Andreas Janke, violin
• Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
• Oliver Schnyder, piano

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Festival Academy Budapest 2017

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Two songs for voice, viola and piano, op.91
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Metamorphosen (arr. Rudolf Leopold)
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Ave Maria
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): L'histoire du soldat

Brahms: Ildikó Komlósi, mezzo-soprano
Katalin Kokas, viola
Shai Wosner, piano
Strauss: Aleksey Semenenko, Gábor Homoki, Gareth Lubbe, Atar Arad, László Fenyő, Andreas Brantelid, Knut Erik Sundquist
Kodály: Andrea Vigh, harp
Cantemus choir
Stravinsky: Pál Mácsai, Barnabás Kelemen, Knut Erik Sundquist, Thorsten Johanns, Attila Jankó, Balázs Nemes, Róbert Káip, Zoltán Rácz
Maxim Rysanov, conductor

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Festival Academy Budapest 2017

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Fantasy in C major, D.934
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): 16 Songs on Hungarian Popular Words, op.1 (excerpts)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Ma mère l'Oye
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.7 in F major, op.59/1, "Razumovsky"

Schubert: Vilde Frang, violin
José Gallardo, piano
Kodály: Ildikó Komlósi, mezzo-soprano
József Balog - piano
Ravel: Shai Wosner & József Balog, piano
Beethoven: Kelemen Quartet

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Festival Academy Budapest 2017

Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Sonata for cello and piano, op.4
Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Duo for violin and cello, op.7
Georges Enescu (1881 - 1955): Octet, op.7

Kodály op.4:
Andreas Brantelid, cello
Shai Wosner, piano
Kodály op.7:
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
László Fenyő, cello
Enescu:
Vilde Frang, Gábor Homoki, Aleksey Semenenko, and Alexandre Dimcevski, violin
Gareth Lubbe & Maxim Rysanov, viola
Andreas Brantelid & Dóra Kokas, cello

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Schaffhauser Meisterkonzerte 2017

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, op.78
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Violin Sonata
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Sonata for violin and piano in E♭ major, op.18

Carolin Widmann, violin
Alexander Lonquich, piano

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Schaffhauser Meisterkonzerte 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): "The Art of the Fugue", BWV 1080, Contrapunctus I, II, III,IV
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.15 in E♭ minor, op.144
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, "Death and the Maiden"

Hagen Quartet::

• Lukas Hagen, violin
• Rainer Schmidt, violin
• Veronika Hagen, viola
• Clemens Hagen, cello

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Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Overture to "Egmont", op.84
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Wind octet in E♭ major, op.posth.103
Jonathan Dove (*1959): Figures in the Garden (1991), Serenade for wind octet after Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Serenade in C minor for wind instruments, KV 388 (384a)

Philipp Mahrenholz — La Scintilla dei Fiati

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.20/4
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.15 in A minor, op.132

Signum Quartett:

• Florian Donderer, violin
• Annette Walther, violin
• Xandi van Dijk, viola
• Thomas Schmitz, cello

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Kammermusik @ Tonhalle Maag

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): The 5 Sonatas for Piano and Cello

Sonata No.1 in F major, op.5/1
Sonata No.2 in G minor, op.5/2
Sonata No.3 in A major, op.69
Sonata No.4 in C major, op.102/1
Sonata No.5 in D major, op.102/2

Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Alexander Lonquich, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata No.2 in E♭ major, op.120/2
John Dowland (1563 - 1626): "Flow my Tears"
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Lachrymae, op.48a (Reflection about a song by J. Dowland)
César Franck (1822 - 1890): Sonata in A major, FWV 8

Isabel Villanueva — viola
François Dumont — piano

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Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern

Igor Stravinksky (1882 - 1971): Concertino for String Quartet (1920)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): String Quartet in F major, M.35 (1902/03)
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.14 in A♭ major, op.105

Pavel Haas Quartet:

• Veronika Jarůšková, violin
• Marek  Zwiebel, violin
• Radim Sedmidubský, viola
• Peter Jarůšek, cello

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée

Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Violin Sonata
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Fantasy in C major, D.934
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945):  Violin Sonata No.1, op.21, Sz.75, BB 84

Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yuja Wang, piano

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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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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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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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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)

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)

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, piano

Tímea 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, piano

Robert 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 (★★★★)

→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #2)

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, violin

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.8 in C minor, op.110

Yuri Zhislin, violin
Natalia Lomeiko, violin
Razvan Popovici, viola
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello

Franz 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 (★★★★½)

→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #3, 2018-07-27)
→ Blog Review (Master & Students Concert #4, 2018-07-28)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

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

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

Zürcher Hochschule der Künste — "spectrum" Concerts

Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): String Quartet No.3, op.30 (1927)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30 (1876)

Gringolts Quartet:

• Ilya Gringolts, violin
• Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
• Silvia Simionescu, viola
• Claudius Herrmann, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)

Marimba Recital Concert No. 3

(Repertoire announced in concert)

This concert was canceled, given the uncertainties with the outbreak of COVID-19.
The artists are looking for a replacement date in autumn 2020.

Fabian Ziegler, marimba
Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano

Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.13 in D minor, K.173
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30 (1876)

Gringolts Quartet:

• Ilya Gringolts, violin
• Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
• Silvia Simionescu, viola
• Claudius Herrmann, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★★)

Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Fantasia à 4 No.11 in G major, Z.742
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Curtain Tune from "Timon of Athens", Z.632
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Curtain Tune from "The Tempest"
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Suite No.2 in D major from Consort of four parts
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.71/2, Hob. III:70
John Blow (1649 - 1708): Act Tune from Act III of the Masque "Venus and Adonis"
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Suite No.1 in D minor from Consort of four parts
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Aria "Fairest Isle" from Act V of "King Arthur" or "The British Worthy", Z.628
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Fantasia à 4 No.5 in B♭ major, Z.736
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Hornpipe from "King Arthur", Z.628
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Pavan & Chacony in G minor, Z.752 & Z.730

Kitgut Quartet:

• Amandine Beyer, violin
• Naaman Sluchin, violin
• Josèphe Cottet, viola
• Frédéric Baldassare, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★★)

Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven und die Nachwelt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Trio No.1 in E♭ major, op.1/1
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.32

Trio Amani

• Marina Yakovleva, violin
• Lev Sivkov, cello
• Kateryna Tereshchenko, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

Orpheum Foundation — 30th Anniversary Concert

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, op.24, "Spring Sonata"
• Cello Sonata No.5 in D major, op.102/2
• Piano Trio No.4 in B♭ major, op.11, "Gassenhauer Trio"

David Nebel, violin
Dorukhan Doruk, cello
Oliver Schnyder, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Quatuor Tchalik

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.16 in F major, op.135
Pierre Farago (*1969): Quale stormo d'augei notturno (First performance in Switzerland)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet in B♭ major, op.133, "Große Fuge"

Quatuor Tchalik:

• Gabriel Tchalik, violin
• Louise Tchalik, violin
• Sarah Tchalik, viola
• Marc Tchalik, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

Festival Sommerklänge 2021 — "Grandios"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Serenade in D major, op.8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Divertimento in E♭ major, K.563

Esther Hoppe, violin
Veronika Hagen, viola
Clemens Hagen, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)

Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sonata No.18 for Piano and Violin in G major, K.301 (1778)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Sonata No.7 for Piano and Violin in C minor, op.30/2 (1802)
John Cage (1912 – 1992): Nocturne for Violin and Piano (1947)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op.42 (1878)
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Violin Sonata No.2 in G major (1927)

Sebastian Bohren, violin
Claire Huangci, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)

Wir machen Konzert (We Do Concerts) — Belenus Quartet

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet No.38 in E♭ major, op.33/2, "The Joke"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.11 in F minor, op.95, "Serioso"

Belenus Quartet:

• Seraina Pfenninger, violin
• Anne Battegay, violin
• Esther Fritzsche, viola
• Jonas Vischi, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

Wir machen Konzert (We Do Concerts) — Viano String Quartet

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): String Quartet No.3 in A major, op.41/3
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106, B.192

Viano String Quartet:

• Lucy Wang, violin
• Hao Zhou, violin
• Aiden Kane, viola
• Tate Zawadiuk, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★)
Updated 2021-10-22: now with photos from the concert.

Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival — "Musica notturna"

Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805): String Quintet in C major, op.30/6, G.324, "La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" (1780)
Darius Milhaud (1892 – 1974): 4 Visages for viola and piano, op.238 (1943)
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1973): String Quartet in F major, M.35 (1903)

Gringolts Quartet:

• Ilya Gringolts, violin
• Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
• Silvia Simionescu, viola
• Claudius Herrmann, cello

Christophe Coin, cello
Alice Burla, piano
Annelis Berger, moderation

→ Blog Review (★★★★★)

Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Extrakonzert

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, op.24 "Spring Sonata"
Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937): Nocturne and Tarantella, op.28
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924): Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, op.13
Henryk Wieniawski (1835 – 1880): Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l'opéra "Faust" de Gounod, op.20

Bomsori Kim, violin
Thomas Hoppe, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

Ittinger Sonntagskonzert 5

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula (*1991): An Early Cello Sonata
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Suite Italienne for Cello & Piano
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Violin / Cello Sonata in A major, FWV 8

Anastasia Kobekina, cello
Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano

Concert canceled by Kartause Ittingen (the venue, not the organizer) "because Anastasia Kobekina is Russian"

Boswiler Meisterkonzert
Konzert für Menschlichkeit und Frieden

Mykola Lysenko (1842 – 1912): Élégie for piano and cello "La Tristesse", op.39
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, op.69 
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Piano Trio, op.50, "A la mémoire d'un grand artiste"

Andrej Bielow, violin
Anastasia Kobekina, cello
Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)

Podium für Junge Talente: Rahn Kulturfonds präsentiert

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140
Arvo Pärt (*1935): "Fratres", for violin and piano (1977/82)
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Fantasy in C major for violin and piano, op.159, D.934
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): "Tzigane", Rhapsody for violin and piano, M.76
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Violin Sonata in A major, FWV 8

Sherniyaz Mussakhan, violin
Georgiana Pletea, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)

Chamber Music Evening: Die Klassiker der Romantik

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, op.81, B.155
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44

Zürcher Klavierquintett:

• Tanja Sonc, violine
• Philipp Wollheim, violin
• Ribal Molaeb, viola
• Anna Tyka Nyffenegger, cello
• Yulia Miloslavskaya, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)

Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): String Quartet in B♭ major, op.76/4, "Sunrise"
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): String Quartet No.15 in G major, D.887 (op.161)

Aris Quartett:

• Anna Katharina Wildermuth, violin
• Noémi Zipperling, violin
• Caspar Vinzens, viola
• Lukas Sieber, cello

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847): String Quartet in E♭ major
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847): String Quartet No.6 in F minor, op.80, MWV R37

Schumann Quartet:

• Erik Schumann, violin
• Ken Schumann, violin
• Veit Hertenstein, viola
• Mark Schumann, cello

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Orpheum Foundation — Chamber Music Recital with Sir András Schiff

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Märchenbilder, 4 Pieces for viola and piano, op.113
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" for piano and cello, WoO 46
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.121
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25

Stephen Waarts, violin
Diyang Mei, viola
Julia Hagen, cello
Sir András Schiff, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): String Quartet in G major, op.76/1
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106, B.192

Pavel Haas Quartet:

• Veronika Jarůšková, violin
• Marek Zwiebel, violin
• Karel Untermüller, viola
• Peter Jarůšek, cello

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.20/4
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): String Quartet No.14 in A♭ major, op.105, B.193

Simply Quartet:

• Danfeng Shen, violin
• Antonia Rankersberger, violin
• Xiang Lyu, viola
• Ivan Valentin Hollup Roald, cello

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Ming Classics Festival & Academy — Violin Recital

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, op.108
Richard Strauss (1810 – 1856): Violin Sonata in E♭ major, op.18
Pablo de Sarasate (1844 – 1908): Navarra for 2 violins and piano, op.33

Ning Feng, violin
Xiaoming Wang, violin
Nargiza Alimova, piano

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"Modern Gods" – Physical Album Release Concert

John Psathas (*1966): "Atalanta", for vibraphone and piano
John Psathas (*1966): "Halo", for piano and percussion
John Psathas (*1966): "RealBadNow", for solo percussion and digital audio
John Psathas (*1966): "View from Olympus", for percussion, piano, and digital audio

Fabian Ziegler, Marimba / Vibraphone / Percussion
Akvilė Šileikaitė, Piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Young Musicians on World Stages

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1891): Violin Sonata No.32 in B♭ major, K.454
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S.529/2
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): 3 Romances for Oboe (Violin) and Piano, op.94
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921): Violin Sonata No.1 in D minor, op.75

Veriko Tchumburidze, violin
Can Çakmur, piano

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Moser String Quartet @ Wasserkirche Zürich

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): String Quartet in D minor, op.76/2, "Fifths"
Dieter Ammann (*1962): String Quartet No.2, "Distanzenquartett" (2009)
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945): String Quartet No.1 in A minor, op.7, Sz.40 / BB 52

• Kanon Miyashita (*1995, Osaka), violin
• Patricia Muro Francia (*1996, Logroño), violin
• Ariadna Bataller Calatayud (València), viola
• Lea Galasso (*1997, Italy), cello

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Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival, Concert V: "From Jewish Life"

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Piano Trio in G major, L.5 (1880)
Stefan Wolpe (1902 – 1972): 6 Pieces from "Three Time Wedding" for Piano (1939)
Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967): Duo for Violin and Cello, op.7 (1914)
Ernst Bloch (1880 – 1959): "From Jewish Life", Three Sketches for Cello and Piano (1925)
Ernst Bloch (1880 – 1959): "Nigun" from "Baal Shem", Three Pictures of Chassidic Life, for Violin and Piano (1923)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 – 1957): Piano Trio in D major, op.1 (1909/1910)

Ilya Gringolts, violin
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Alexander Lonquich, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — BlattWerk Quintett: Reed Arrangements

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764): Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A minor, RCT 5
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): "Ma Mère L'Oye", for piano 4-hands, M.60a
Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909): Suite "Iberia" — 2. El Puerto (Book 1), 1. Evocación (Book 1), 7. El Albaicín (Book 3)
Paul Wranitzky (1756 – 1808): Ballet "Das Waldmädchen" — Parthia in F major, IPW 7
(all works arranged for wind quintet)

BlattWerk Quintett:

• Martin Bliggenstorfer, oboe
• Jonas Tschanz, saxophone
• Elise Jacoberger, bassoon
• Nils Kohler, clarinet
• Richard Haynes, bass clarinet

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Mut! 2023 — Morgen-leicht und Abend-schwer:
Piano Trios of the Early 20th Century

Mel Bonis (1858 – 1937): Piano Trio "Soir-Matin", op.76 (1907)
Dora Pejačević (1885 – 1923): Piano Trio in C major, op.29 (1910)
Lili Boulanger (1893 – 1918): Piano Trio "D'un soir triste" (1917/1918)
Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979): Piano Trio (1921)

Esther Hoppe, violin
Chiara Enderle Samatanga, cello
Luisa Seraina Splett, piano

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Schumann Chamber Music Summit with Isabelle Faust

Works by Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856):

String Quartet in A minor, op.41/1
Piano Quartet in E♭ major, op.47
Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44

Isabelle Faust, violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

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AKMI Duo im MaiHof: "Beyond the Wall", Release Party

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963): Sonata for Viola and Piano No.1 in F major, op.11/4 (arr.)
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): Three Préludes
Erwin Schulhoff (1894 – 1942): Hot Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1930)
Béla Kovács (1937 – 2021): Sholem-Alekhem, Rov Feidman!
William Albright (1944 – 1998): Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano

AKMI Duo:

• Valentine Michaud, saxophone
• Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Isabel Villanueva & Calio Alonso

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Sonata for viola & piano in A minor, D.821, "Arpeggione"
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883): Wesendonck Lieder (Five Poems for a Female Voice), WWV 91
Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946): Siete canciones populares españolas ("Seven Spanish Folksongs")

Isabel Villanueva, viola
Calio Alonso, piano

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