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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| Any | Upcoming | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
| Chamber Music | Upcoming | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | All |
| Chamber Play | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | — | 2017 | — | — | — | All |
| 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 |
| Solo Recital | — | — | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | — | — | — | — | All |
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Wed13Jan201618:30Lucerne, KKL
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester / LSO
Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936): Suite "Belkis, Regina di Saba"
Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959): "Schelomo", Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
Andrey Boreyko / Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Gautier Capuçon, cello→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue26Jan201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.5 in E♭ major, op.73, "Emperor"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, "Eroica"
Sir Roger Norrington, Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Oliver Schnyder, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue02Feb201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Symphony No.17 in G major, KV 129
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Cello Concerto No.1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Cello Concerto No.3 in G major, G.480
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Symphony No.68 in B♭ major, Hob.I:68
Richard Egarr, Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Steven Isserlis, cello→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun21Feb201620:00Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936): Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.44
Gianandrea Noseda / Philharmonia Zurich
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue15Mar201619:30Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Concerto grosso in D minor, op.6/10, HWV 328
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687 - 1755): Sonata for solo violin in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Symphony No.13 in C minor "Sinfoniesatz"
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Violin concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R
Stephan Mai / Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Carolin Widmann, Violine→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun20Mar201614:00Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Easter Festival 2016 — Pierre Boulez Memorial Concert
Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016): "Don" from "Pli selon pli", Portrait de Mallarmé for soprano and orchestra
Alban Berg (1885 - 1935): Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016): Mémoriale (… explosante-fixe … Originel) for flute and eight instruments
Matthias Pintscher / Alumni of the Lucerne Festival Academy
Yeree Suh, soprano
Wolfgang Rihm, memorial speech→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Mon25Apr201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): "Francesca da Rimini", Symphonic Fantasy in E minor, op.32
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Cello Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.126
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Symphony No.7 in C♯ minor, op.131
Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Sol Gabetta, cello→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Mon09May201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): String Symphony No.10, op.98, "Transcendence"
Sergei Prokofjew (1891 - 1953): Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
Thierry Fischer — Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Sat28May201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Richard Dubugnon (*1968): Caprice for Orchestra, op.72/2
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906 - 1975): Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.54
Paavo Järvi / Orchestre de Paris
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed01Jun201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV 491
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphony No.5 in B♭ major, WAB 105
David Zinman / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Radu Lupu, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Thu16Jun201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.1 in D major, "Der Titan"
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue21Jun201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, op.35
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770- 1827): String Quartet No.11 in F minor, op.95 (arr. Gustav Mahler)
Willi Zimmermann / Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Fazıl Say, piano
Gábor Boldoczki, trumpet→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun10Jul201611:30Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Romeo and Juliet, Suite No.1, op.64bis
Bruce Adolphe (*1955): Piano Concerto (2013, World Premiere)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908): Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite, op.35
Fabio Luisi / Philharmonia Zurich
Carlo Grante, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue30Aug201619:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2016
Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016): "Éclat"
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.7
Sir Simon Rattle / Berlin Philharmonics
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed31Aug201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957): Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
Sophie Pacini, piano
Marc Bouchkov, violin
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun04Sep201611:00Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2016
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): The Wood Dove (Holoubek), Symphonic Poem, op.110
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op.70
Bernard Haitink / Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Isabelle Faust, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Thu08Sep201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
6th Swiss Charity Concert
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Overture to the Opera "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, "From the New World", B.178
Victor Emanuel Dijon von Monteton / Praga Camerata
Mira Marie Foron, violin→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun11Sep201617:00Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2016
Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Turangalîla Symphony
Gustavo Dudamel / Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela
Cynthia Millar, Ondes Martenot
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed14Sep201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Avner Dorman (*1975): Frozen in Time
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Martin Grubinger, percussion
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat24Sep201619:00Basel, Volkshaus
Basel Sinfonietta
Yannik Giger (*1985): Came adrift (2016, World Première)
Toshio Hosokawa (*1955): Ferne Landschaft III — Seascapes of Fukuyama (1996)
Andrew Norman (*1979): Unstuck (2008)
Brett Dean (*1961): Amphitheatre — Scene for Orchestra (2000)
Kevin Volans (*1949): Strip-Weave for Orchestra (2002/03)
Arturo Marquez (*1950): Danzón No.2 (1994)
Baldur Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue27Sep201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Violin concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Octet in E♭ major, op.20
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Concertino for violin and string orchestra, op.42 (Swiss Première)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.2 in D major, op.36
Daniel Hope, violin / conductor
Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat22Oct201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): "Exsultate, Jubilate", Motet for soprano, KV 165 (158a)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Joshua Bell, violin
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Mon14Nov201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Serenade No.2 in A major for small orchestra, op.16
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony No.5 in B♭ major, D.485
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Sir John Eliot Gardiner — Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed07Dec201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.5 in E♭ major, op.73, "Emperor"
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphony No.9 in D minor, WAB 109
Bernard Haitink — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Sir András Schiff, Piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed14Dec201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Cello Concerto in E minor, op.58
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.97, "Rhenish"
Paavo Järvi — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Steven Isserlis, cello→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
