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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Fri27Jan201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Warsaw Festival Orchestra
Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887): Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Piano Concerto No.1 in B♭ minor, op.23
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, "From the New World"
Rimma Sushanskaya — Warsaw Festival Orchestra
Alexander Ghindin, piano→ Blog Review (★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★ / German)
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Sun29Jan201719:00Basel, Musical Theater
Basel Sinfonietta
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992): Turangalîla Symphony
Baldur Brönnimann — Basel Sinfonietta
Kirill Zwegintsow, piano
Bruno Perrault, Ondes Martenot→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Thu23Feb201720:00Hamburg, Laeiszhalle
Debut at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg 2017
Winners of the International Concerto Competition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (156 - 1791): Violin concerto No.5 in A major, KV 219
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Cello concerto in E minor, op.85
Sergei Prokofjev (1891 - 1953): Piano concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16
Jorge Luis Uzcategui — Klassikphilharmonie Hamburg
Sanghee Ji — violin
Ayyub Guliyev — Klassikphilharmonie Hamburg
Dóra Kokas — cello
Oxana Shevchenko — piano(not reviewed)
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Tue28Feb201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
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
Sir Roger Norrington — Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Christian Tetzlaff — violin→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Fri03Mar201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.6 in A minor, "Tragic"
David Zinman — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed15Mar201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791):
Symphony in E♭ major, KV 543
Symphony in G minor, KV 550
Symphony in C major, KV 551 "Jupiter"
Jan Willem de Vriend — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun26Mar201716:00Zurich, Schauspielhaus / Pfauen
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Divertimento in D major, "Salzburg Symphony" KV 136 (KV 125a)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Violin Concerto in A minor, after the Cello Concerto, op.129
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Serenade for strings in C major, op.48
Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Renaud Capuçon, violin→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun02Apr201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): "Atmosphères" for grand orchestra
Alban Berg (1885 - 1935): Symphonic pieces from "Lulu"
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): "Nuages" from "Nocturnes"
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Symphony in Three Movements
Barbara Hannigan — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Barbara Hannigan, soprano→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Mon10Apr201719:30London, Royal Festival Hall
Duet Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Festival Hall
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): "Montagues and Capulets" from the Suite "Romeo & Juliet"
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.5
Ronald Corp — Duet Philharmonic Orchestra
Oxana Shevchenko — piano→ Blog Review (English)
→ Bachtrack Review (German)
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Thu20Apr201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasia in E minor, Op.32
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B♭ minor, op.23
Vladimir Fedoseyev, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
Jan Mráček, violin
Mélodie Zhao, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri05May201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Kaija Saariaho (1952 – 2023): Trans, for harp and orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No.2 in B♭ major, op.52, "Lobgesang"
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Xavier de Maistre, harp
Mojca Erdmann, soprano
Katharina Konradi, soprano
Christian Elsner, tenor
Zürcher Sing-Akademie (Andreas Felber, chorus director)→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun07May201719:00Lugano, LAC
Lugano Musica @ LAC
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868): "Le siège de Corinthe", Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Piano Concerto No.1 in B♭ minor, op.23
Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936): Fontane di Roma
Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936): Pini di Roma
Sir Antonio Pappano / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Beatrice Rana, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue09May201719:30Zurich, Auditorium maximum / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918), and Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Eldar Separayev / Lyra Festival Orchestra
Francisco Fullana, violin
Giulia Ott, harp
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Thu18May201719:30Bern, Kultur-Kasino, Big Hall
Konzert Theater Bern — Symphoniekonzerte
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche", op.28
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Cello concerto in A minor, op.129
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Mario Venzago — Bern Symphony Orchestra
Steven Isserlis, cello→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun21May201716:00Zurich, Schauspielhaus / Pfauen
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1757 - 1831): Symphony in D major, Ben.126
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1757 - 1831): Flute Concerto in C major, Ben.106
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Andante in C major for Flute, KV 315 (285e)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Symphony No.28 in C major, KV 200 (189k)
Willi Zimmermann / Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Emmanuel Pahud, flute→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Mon12Jun201722:00Budapest — Széchenyi Spa
Festival Academy Budapest 2017
A "special" event, featuring George Frideric Handel's Water Music, performed in the Széchenyi Spa in Budapest
In addition, two "Young Talents" Matinee Concerts were covered, with students from the Festival Academy master classes.
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Thu15Jun201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Peter Eötvös (*1944): ZeroPoints
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): “Pétrouchka” Suite (version 1947)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.99
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Kristóf Baráti, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed21Jun201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): The Miraculous Mandarin, op.19: suite
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Violin Concerto in D minor
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Sinfonietta, op.60
Jakub Hrůša / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Isabelle Faust, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Sun25Jun201719:00Zurich, Tonhalle
Orchestergesellschaft Zürich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Polonaise from the Opera "Eugene Onegin", op.24
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, for Cello and Orchestra, op.33
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Olivera Sekulić / Orchestergesellschaft Zürich
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello→ Blog Review (English)
→ Bachtrack Review (German)
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Mon03Jul201719:00Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B♭ major, BWV 1051
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV 1069
Jonathan Cohen / Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich
Hanna Weinmeister, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed05Jul201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Symphony No.101 in D major, "The Clock"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, KV 216, "Strassburg"
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Symphony No.103 in E♭ major, "Drumroll" (Paukenwirbel)
Giovanni Antonini / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Julia Becker, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat15Jul201719:00Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Symphonic Poem "Don Juan", op.20
Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840): Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Symphonic Poem "Ein Heldenleben", op.40
Fabio Luisi / Philharmonia Zurich
InMo Yang, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue15Aug201719:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2017
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony in D major, KV 385, "Haffner"
Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911): Rückert Lieder
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony in D major, KV 504, "Prague"
Bernard Haitink — Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Christian Gerhaher, baritone→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Thu17Aug201719:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2017
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Don Quixote, op.35
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Daniel Barenboim — West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Kian Soltani, cello
Miriam Manasherov, viola→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Mon04Sep201719:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Festival 2017
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952): IN-SCHRIFT
Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896): Symphony No.9 in D minor, WAB 109
Daniele Gatti — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed18Oct201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Symphony No.15 in A major, op.141
Charles Dutoit / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Francesco Piemontesi, piano→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun22Oct201719:30Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Symphonic Poem No.3, "Les Préludes"
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Piano Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, S.124
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116, BB 123
Alain Altinoglu / Philharmonia Zurich
Lise de la Salle, piano→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Mon30Oct201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Kammerorchester Basel
Matthias Arter (*1964): Aquarell about J.S. Bach's "Ricercar a 6"
Max Reger (1873 - 1916): Aria "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross" for string orchestra, after J.S. Bach's choral prelude, BWV 622
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No.5 in D major/D minor, op.107, "Reformation"
Trevor Pinnock / Kammerorchester Basel
Vilde Frang, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri03Nov201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony No.4 in C minor, D.417, "Tragic"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Mass No.5 in A♭ major, D.678, "Missa solemnis"
Giovanni Antonini / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Katja Stuber, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzosoprano
Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass
Zürcher Singakademie (Florian Helgath)
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Sun12Nov201719:30Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphony No.4 in E♭ major, "Romantic"
Fabio Luisi / Philharmonia Zurich
Jan Vogler, cello→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Wed15Nov201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphony No.8 in C minor
Franz Welser-Möst / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Wed22Nov201719:30Zurich, Kirche Oberstrass
Young Eurasian Soloists (YES) Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Cello Concerto Nr.1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Cello Concerto Nr.2 in D major, Hob.VIIb:2
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, Strings and Continuo in B♭ major, RV 547
Sherniyaz Mussakhan, violin
Christoph Croisé, cello
Young Eurasian Soloists (YES) Chamber Orchestra
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Thu30Nov201719:30Lucerne, KKL
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915): Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.29
Mikhail Pletnev — Russian National Orchestra
Nikolai Lugansky, piano→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Wed06Dec201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Henri Dutilleux (1916 - 2013): "Correspondances" for soprano and orchestra
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): "La Mer"
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
Pablo Heras-Casado / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Camilla Tilling, soprano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Mon18Dec201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Cello Concerto Nr.1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" for piano and orchestra, op.43
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90, "Italian"
Christoph Eschenbach / Bamberger Symphoniker
Pablo Ferrández, cello
Dmitry Masleev, piano→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed20Dec201719:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No.27 in B♭ major, K.595
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphony No.4 in E♭ major, "Romantic"
Bernard Haitink / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Maria João Pires, piano→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
