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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| 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 |
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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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Sat16Jan201617:00Zurich area, private recital
Oxana Shevchenko — Private Piano Recital
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭ major, op.61
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): La Valse, Poème choréographique
Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): "Sonata-Idyl", op. 56
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Paraphrase after Mendelssohn's Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Paraphrase after Tchaikovsky's “Lullaby”, op.16/1
Igor Stravinsky (1881 - 1971): Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka
Oxana Shevchenko, piano
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Sun17Jan201618:30Lucerne, KKL
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→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Tue19Jan201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
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
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat23Jan201619:30Greifensee ZH, Landenbergsaal
Kunstgesellschaft Greifensee
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Winterreise (Winter Journey), op.89, D.911
Daniel Behle, tenor
Oliver Schnyder Trio:- Andreas Janke, violin
- Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
- Oliver Schnyder, piano
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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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Tue09Feb201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonatas K.9, K.322, and K.96
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Miroirs
Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Iberia (1st book)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Rhapsodie espagnole
Andrew Tyson, piano
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Wed10Feb201619:30Zurich, Kirchgemeinde Zürich-Enge
Verein Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 5 Piano Sonatas
- Sonata No.24 in F♯ major, op.78, "À Thérèse"
- Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79
- Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, "Les Adieux"
- Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90
- Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101
Ruvim Ostrovsky, piano
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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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Thu25Feb201617:30Arosa, Evangelische Dorfkirche
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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Fri26Feb201619:30Baden / AG, Druckerei
Piano District, Baden
William Byrd (1540 - 1623): «Hugh Ashton’s Ground»
Jan Pieterszon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621): Variations on «Mein junges Leben hat ein End’»
John Bull (1563 - 1628): 30 Variations on «Walsingham»
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg-Variations, BWV 988
Kit Armstrong, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Sun06Mar201617:00Lucerne, Marianischer Saal
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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Tue08Mar201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Piano Recital
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Les Seasons (The Seasons), op.37a/37b
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Variations on a Theme by Corelli in D minor, op.42
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No.7 in B♭ major, op.83
Olga Scheps, 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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Tue22Mar201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968): Evangélion (The Story of Jesus), op. 141
Alessandro Marangoni, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Fri01Apr201619:30Baden / AG, Druckerei
Piano District, Baden
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Suite «Pour le Piano»
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.35
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): «La Valse»
Beatrice Rana, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Tue19Apr201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Original Works by Leopold Godowsky (1870 - 1938):
- 6 Pieces from "Triakontameron"
- 3 Pieces from "Java" Suite
Transcriptions by Leopold Godowsky:
- J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 3 Lieder
- Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Triana, Tango
- Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Ständchen
- Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899): "Wein, Weib und Gesang"
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
→ 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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Tue17May201619:30Zurich, Auditorium maximum / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Sonata in G minor, W.65/17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Fantasia in D minor, KV 397; Rondo in D major, KV 485
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata quasi una Fantasia, C♯ minor, op. 27/2, "Moonlight"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Impromptu in B♭ major, op.posth.142/3
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne in C minor, op.48
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Funerailles
Viviana Sofronitsky on five replicas of historic pianos by Paul McNulty, Divisov, CZ
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Wed25May201619:30Zurich, Kirchgemeinde Zürich-St. Anton
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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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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Sat25Jun201616:00Theater Basel
Theater Basel
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928 - 2007): "Donnerstag" aus "Licht"
Opera in a "Gruß" (Greeting), 3 Acts, and an "Abschied" (Farewell)
Titus Engel — Sinfonieorchester Basel
Direction: Lydia Steiner→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Wed29Jun201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Festspiele Zürich
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Oratorio "The Seasons", Hob.XX:3
René Jacobs / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Marlis Petersen, soprano
Werner Güra, tenor
Johannes Weisser, bass
Zürcher Sing-Akademie (Tim Brown)→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★ / German)
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Thu30Jun201620:00Cully / VD, Temple de Cully
Lavaux Classic
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, KV 331 (300i), "Alla Turca"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.15 in F major, KV 533/494
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, "Pathétique"
Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Fri01Jul201619:00Vevey / VD, Salle del Castillo
Lavaux Classic
Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963): Suite "1922" for piano, op.26
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Sonata, BB 88
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): 3 Etudes for piano (selection)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): 3 Sonatas
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Sonata
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Pétrouchka
Boris Berezovsky, piano
→ 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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Sun25Sep201617:00Schönenwerd SO / Switzerland
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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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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Tue25Oct201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
- Mazurka in F minor, op.7/3
- Mazurka in C major, op.24/2
- Mazurka in C♯ minor, op.63/3
- Ballade No.1 in G minor, op.23
- Nocturne in D♭ major, op.27/2
- Scherzo No.2 in B♭ minor, op.31
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006):
- Étude No.8: Fém
- Étude No.5: Arc-en-ciel
- Étude No.13: L’escalier du diable
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886):
- "Soirées de Vienne, 9 Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert": No.6 in A minor
- "Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année – Italie": Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
- Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141: Etude No.3 G♯ minor, "La Campanella"
Pietro de Maria, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★★★ / German)
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Sat29Oct201619:30Brugg, Zimmermannhaus
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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Sat12Nov201617:00Zurich, Fraumünster
Junger Konzertchor Zürich
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Oratorio "The Creation", Hob.XXI:2
Catriona Bühler, soprano
Sebastian Lipp, tenor
Samuel Zünd, bass
Stephan Klarer / Junger Konzertchor Zürich
Basel Sinfonietta→ Blog Review (★★ / English)
→ Bachtrack Review (★★ / German)
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Sun13Nov201616:30Dietlikon ZH, private recital
Hando Nahkur — Private Piano Recital
John Adams (*1947): China Gates (1977)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924): Transcriptions of Chorale-Preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):"Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639
"Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Transcription of the Lied "Widmung" from "Myrthen", op.25 by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Erkki-Sven Tüür (*1959): Piano Sonata (1985)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): "Harmonies poétiques et religieuses": "Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude", S.173, from (1847)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Concert Paraphrase on "Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), S.434 (1859)
Hando Nahkur, piano
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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)
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Tue15Nov201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Sonata in A major, Wq.55/4
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 13 Preludes op.34Chiara Opalio, piano
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Davidsbündlertänze op.6
Benedek Horváth, piano
Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): Sonata-reminiscenza in A minor, op.38/1
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op.22Alexandra Sikorskaya, piano
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Sun04Dec201617:00Winterthur, Stadthaus
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Hans Zender (*1936): Schubert's Winterreise, a composed interpretation for tenor and small orchestra (1993)
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Thomas Zehetmair — Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur
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Tue06Dec201619:30Zurich, Semper-Aula / ETH
Musik an der ETH
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Arias, Duets, Trios from various operas, Notturni
Manuela Dumfart, soprano
Olga Privalova, mezzosoprano
Thomas Hansen, baritone
Josef Wallnig, piano
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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)
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Sat10Dec201619:30Baden / AG, Druckerei
Piano District, Baden
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): 3 Etudes from "Études pour piano" (Nos.4, 2, 13)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Variations and Fugue for Piano on a Theme by Handel, op.24
Lise de la Salle, piano
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Tue13Dec201619:30Zurich, Tonhalle
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→ Blog Review (★★★ / English)
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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)
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Sat17Dec201619:30Basel, Münster
Basler Münsterkantorei / Basel Sinfonietta
Artur Honegger (1892 - 1955): Une cantate de Noël (1953)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Oratorio de Noël, op.12
Soloists of the Mädchenkantorei Basel
Basler Münsterkantorei
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