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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Wed09Jan201919:30Lucerne, KKL
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Opera "Iolanta", op.69 (excerpts)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Valery Gergiev / Mariinsky Orchestra
Irina Churilova, soprano (Princess Iolanta)
Najmiddin Mavlyanov, tenor (Count Vaudémont)
Roman Burdenko, baritone (Duke Robert)
Mikhail Petrenko, bass (King René)
Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone (Ibn-Hakia, Moorish Physician)
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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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Sun10Feb201911:15Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Symphony in C major, D.944, "Great C major"
Fabio Luisi — Philharmonia Zürich
Beatrice Rana, piano
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Fri22Mar201919:30Lucerne, KKL
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Pre-Concert (18:30): "Our Stars of Tomorrow" — Marie Lys, soprano / Céline Latour Monnier, piano
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Rolf Liebermann (1910 - 1999): "Furioso" for big orchestra (1947)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No.1 in D major, "The Titan"
Sakari Oramo / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Fröst, clarinet
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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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Thu11Apr201919:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Easter Festival
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Piano Concerto No.1 in B♭ minor, op.23
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) / orch. Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Pictures at an Exhibition
Riccardo Chailly / Filarmonica della Scala
Denis Matsuev, piano
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Sun05May201919:00Basel / Muttenz, Pantheon
Leuchtende Garage (Luminous Garage)
Rudolf Kelterborn (*1931): Musica Luminosa per Orchestra (1984)
Bernd Richard Deutsch (*1977): "Phaenomena", Music for Sheng and Orchestra (2019, World Premiere)
Isang Yun (1917 - 1995): Symphony II in Three Movements (1984, Swiss Premiere)
Baldur Brönnimann — Basel Sinfonietta
Wu Wei, sheng
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Sun19May201919:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884): Má Vlast, JB 1:112
Jakub Hrůša / Bamberg Symphony
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Thu23May201919:30Basel, Musical Theater
Konzertgesellschaft / Coop-Sinfoniekonzert
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, op.56, "Triple Concerto"
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.11
Adrija Čepaitė — YES Orchestra
Pavel Vernikov, violin
Erica Piccotti, cello
Anastasia Voltchok, piano
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Fri24May201919:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Young Soloists On Stage — Orpheum Foundation
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15
William Walton (1902 - 1983): Viola Concerto (1929)
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990): Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
David Zinman / Tonhalle Orchestra
Szymon Nehring, piano
Timothy Ridout, viola
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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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Sun23Jun201919:00Basel / Münchenstein, Freilagerplatz
Stadt Musik (City Music)
Heiner Goebbels (*1952): Surrogate Cities (1994)
Baldur Brönnimann — Basel Sinfonietta
Jocelyn B. Smith, voice
David Moss, voice
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Sun15Sep201919:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Young Soloists on Stage / Orpheum Foundation
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19a
Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899): Poème, op.25 for Violin and Orchestra
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937): "Rhapsody in Blue" for Piano and Orchestra (Orchestration: Ferde Grofé, 1942)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): The Gadfly Suite, op.97a (Excerpts)
Howard Griffiths / Orpheum Supporters Orchestra
Stephen Waarts, violin
Juan Pérez Floristán, piano
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Thu26Sep201919:30Basel, Musical Theater
Konzert der Konzertgesellschaft Basel
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.129
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.4 in B♭ major, op.60
Adrija Čepaitė — YES Orchestra
Gavriel Lipkind, cello
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Sun03Nov201919:00Dreispitzhalle, Münchenstein / Basel
Basel Sinfonietta — "Auf zur Polonaise"
Piotr Roemer (*1988): "Phantasm" for Symphony Orchestra and Electronics (2019, Swiss First, Commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta)
Cécile Marti (*1973): Ballet "Seeing Time 1" (2019, Swiss First, Commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta)
Paweł Hendrich (*1979): "Absusurrus" for Flute and Orchestra (2019, Swiss First, Commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta)
Oscar Bianchi (*1975): "Exordium" for Symphonic Orchestra (2016)
Baldur Brönnimann — Basel Sinfonietta
Łukasz Długosz, flute
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Tue12Nov201919:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Overture to the Opera "Lucio Silla", K.135
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466
Gabriela Montero (*1970): Improvisation Session
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Masques et bergamasques, op.122
Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974): Music to the Ballet "Le boeuf sur le toit", op.58
Daniel Bard — Kammerorchester Basel
Gabriela Montero, piano
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Wed13Nov201919:30Lucerne, KKL
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (LSO) — "Hungary, Sounds of Home"
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Symphony No.88 in G major, Hob.I:88
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S.125
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945): Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz.113 / BB 118
Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967): Variations on the Hungarian folk song Fölszállott a páva (Fly, Peacock), 1939
Juanjo Mena — Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
