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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Sun18Jan201520:00Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911): Symphony No.5 in C♯ minor
Fabio Luisi / Philharmonia Zurich
Lise de la Salle, piano→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue03Feb201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 – 1792): “Overtura” from the Incidental Music to the play “Olympie“, VB 33
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.4 in B♭ major, op.60
Daniel Blendulf, Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Isabelle Faust, violin→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue10Feb201519:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonatas K.13, K.124, K.125, K.144, K.454, K.470, and K.284
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Concert Suite “Sleeping Beauty”, op.66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, “Les Adieux”
Sergej Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Excerpts from the Suite “Romeo and Juliet”, op.75
Claire Huangci, piano
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Sun15Feb201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Staatskapelle Halle — Beethoven-Galakonzert
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Overture to the Opera “Fidelio”, op.72
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica”
Heiko Mathias Förster, Staatskapelle Halle
Sophia Jaffé, violin
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Tue24Mar201519:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 6 Bagatelles, op.126
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 15 Variations and Fugue in E♭ major, op.35, “Eroica Variations”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
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Sat28Mar201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony No.5 in B major, KV 22
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Violin Concerto in A major, KV 219
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Symphony No.41 in C major, KV 551, “Jupiter”
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Sir Roger Norrington, Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue21Apr201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Migros Kulturprozent Classics
Joseph Haydn (1732 — 1809): Violin Concerto in G major
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 — 1847): Double Concerto in D minor for piano, violin and strings
Arnold Schönberg (1874 — 1951): String Sextet “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), op.4
Julia Fischer, violin
Oliver Schnyder, piano
The Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat23May201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Zürcher Konzertchor
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868): Petite Messe Solennelle
André Fischer / Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)
Zürcher Konzertchor
Rachel Harnisch, soprano
Judith Schmid, mezzo-soprano
Vsevolod Grivnov, tenor
Klaus Mertens, baritone→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Mon29Jun201519:30Lucerne, KKL
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): Festive Overture, op.96
Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op.104
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945): Concerto for Orchestra
Natalia Gutman, cello
Benjamin Zander / Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Thu27Aug201512:15Lucerne, St.Luke's Church
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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Fri04Sep201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage
Anton Webern (1883 – 1945): Variations for Orchestra, op.30 (1940 – 41)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sinfonia concertante in E♭ major, KV 364
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Kyoungmin Park, viola
Philippe Jordan / Vienna Symphony Orchestra→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun06Sep201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
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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Thu10Sep201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Julian Layn — Piano Recital
Julian Layn — Piano Sonata No.1, “The Queen”, excerpts from other works
Julian Layn, piano
→ Blog Review (★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★ / German)
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Wed16Sep201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich
Jörg Widmann (*1973): Concert Overture “Con Brio”
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op.102
Jörg Widmann (*1973): “Elegie” for clarinet and orchestra
Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915): Symphony No.4, “Poème de l’extase”, op.54
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Jörg Widmann, clarinet
Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri18Sep201519:30Baden / AG, Druckerei
Piano District, Baden
Interview with Ilse von Alpenheim
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Alban Berg (1885 – 1935): Piano Sonata in B minor, op.1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 6 Bagatelles, op.126
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.31 in A♭ major, op.110
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Sonata in B flat major, D.960
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★½ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sat03Oct201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Basel Sinfonietta
Jón Leifs: “Geysir”, op.51 (1961)
Þráinn Hjálmarsson: “As Heard Across a Room” (2014)
Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir: Aerality (2011)
Hlynur Aðils Vilmarsson: “BD” (2014)
Daníel Bjarnason: Processions (2010)
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
Daníel Bjarnason / Basel Sinfonietta→ Blog Review (★★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★★ / German)
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Tue13Oct201519:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
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→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat17Oct201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Symphony No.1 in B♭ major, op.38
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Mikhail Glinka (1804 – 1857): Overture to “Ruslan and Lyudmila”
Yves Abel / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Alexei Volodin, piano→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sat31Oct201519:30Baden / AG, Druckerei
Piano District, Baden
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Four Impromptus, op.90, D.899
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): 8 Études-Tableaux, op.33
Mily Balakirev (1837 – 1910): Oriental Fantasy, “Islamey”, op.18
Teo Gheorghiu, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat07Nov201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
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→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat21Nov201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Camerata Zürich
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868): String Sonata No.1 in G major
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): “Duet for two Eyeglasses Obligato”, WoO 32
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952): “Erscheinung” (1978)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.15 in G major, D.887
Igor Karško / Camerata Zurich
Hannes Bärtschi, viola
Thomas Demenga, cello→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue24Nov201519:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
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→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri27Nov201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Meisterinterpreten in Zürich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): “Les Saisons” (The Seasons), op.37a (or op.37b)
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): 5. “Méditation” from 18 Morceaux, op.72
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
Denis Matsuev, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun29Nov201520:00Zurich, Opera
Philharmonic Concert @ Zurich Opera
Johannes Brahms I1833 - 1897): Piano Concerto in D minor, op.15
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93
Anna Vinnitskaya, piano
Rafael Payare / Philharmonia Zurich→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat05Dec201517:00Lausanne, HÉMU, BCV Concert Hall
Hommage à Aloÿs Fornerod
Aloÿs Fornerod (1890 – 1965): „Prométhée enchaîné“, Pièce symphonique pour grand orchestre, op.34
Aloÿs Fornerod (1890 – 1965): Piano Concerto, op.29 (1944)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924): Suite “Pelléas et Mélisande”, op.80
Emmanuel Siffert / Orchestre de l’HÉMU Lausanne
Oxana Shevchenko, piano→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue08Dec201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
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→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat12Dec201519:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Konstantin Scherbakov — Beethoven Piano Recital
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, op.27/2, “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 15 Variations and Fugue in E♭ major, op.35, “Eroica Variations”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
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Sat19Dec201519:30Lucerne, KKL
Swiss Classics — Lucerne Chamber Circle
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759): Oratorio “Messiah”, HWV 56
Paul McCreesh / Gabrieli Consort & Players
Sarah Tynan, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Stuart Jackson, tenor
Neal Davies, bass→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun20Dec201511:15Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Waag
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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Tue22Dec201519:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Scherzo No.1 in B minor, op.20
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Scherzo No.2 in B♭ minor, op.31
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Consolation No.2 in E major, S.172/2
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Consolation No.3 in D♭ major, S.172/3
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, “Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke”, S.514
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Grand Étude de Paganini in G♯ minor, “La Campanella”, S141/3
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Concert Suite “The Nutcracker” (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Dumka, Russian rustic scene in c minor for piano, op.59
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971):Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring, arr. Alexey Kurbatov)
Alexander Malofeev, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sun27Dec201517:00Geneva, Victoria Hall
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra @ Victoria Hall
Carl Orff (1895 – 1982): Carmina burana
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125
Michael Zukernik - Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra
Katarzyna Jagiełło, soprano
Kinga Dobay, alto
Jan Jakub Monowid, tenor
Sascha Kramer, tenor
Jonathan Sells, baritone
Hungarian Festival Chorus→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
