Calendar—Upcoming and Past Concerts

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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Chamber Music	Upcoming	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	All
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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
Solo Recital	—	—	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	—	—	—	—	All

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Sat
04
Jan
2020

Concert: Claire Huangci, Heiko Mathias Förster / Prague Royal Philharmonic — Zurich, 2020-01-04
15:00Zurich, Tonhalle Maag

Prague Royal Philharmonic — Beethoven New Year's Concert

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Overture to the Opera "Fidelio", op.72
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"

Heiko Mathias Förster — Prague Royal Philharmonic
Claire Huangci, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sun
05
Jan
2020

Concert: Claire Huangci, Heiko Mathias Förster / Prague Royal Philharmonic — Zurich, 2020-01-05
18:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag

Prague Royal Philharmonic — "From the New World"

Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, B.178, "From the New World"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto No.25 in C major, K.503
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937): Rhapsody in Blue

Heiko Mathias Förster — Prague Royal Philharmonic
Claire Huangci, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sun
19
Jan
2020

Concert: Christian Erny, The Zurich Chamber Singers, OoE — Winterthur, 2020-01-19
17:00Winterthur, Stadtkirche

König David — The Zurich Chamber Singers

Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974): La création du monde, op.81, ballet music for small orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955): Dramatic Psalm "König David" ("Le Roi David", German, version for small orchestra), H.37 (1921)

Christian Erny — Orchestra of Europe
The Zurich Chamber Singers
Sara-Bigna Janett, soprano
Annika Langenbach, mezzosoprano
Jonas Salzer, tenor
Meret Roth, Hexe (witch)
Elias Reichert, narrator

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Tue
21
Jan
2020

Concert: Lev Sivkov, Cello Recital — Zurich, 2020-01-21
19:30Zurich, ETH, Semper-Aula

Musik an ETH und UZH — "The Cello's Beautiful Voice..."

Max Reger (1873 - 1916): 3 Suites for Cello solo, op.131c: Suite No.1 (1915)
Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003): Les mots sont allés... — "recitativo" for cello (1978)
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Suite No.2 for Cello solo, op.80 (1967)
Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962): "Ghirlarzana" quasi adagio for cello solo (1950)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite for Cello solo No.3 in C major, BWV 1009

Lev Sivkov, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Wed
22
Jan
2020

Concert: Sol Gabetta, Kammerorchester Basel — Bern, 2020-01-22
19:30Bern, Casino

Migros Kulturprozent Classics

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Concerto in D for string orchestra ("Basle Concerto")
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952): Concerto in G (World Premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56, "Scottish"

Sylvain Cambreling — Kammerorchester Basel
Sol Gabetta, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sat
25
Jan
2020
Concert: Konstantin Scherbakov, Beethoven Sonata Cycle (5) — Zurich, 2020-01-25
11:30Zurich, Alte Kantonsschule
Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital V

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
- Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2 ("The Tempest")
- Piano Sonata No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3 ("The Hunt")
- Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, op.49/1
- Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, op.49/2
- Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 ("Waldstein Sonata")
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Tue
28
Jan
2020
Sat
01
Feb
2020
Concert: Klavierissimo Festival 2020 — Wetzikon ZH, 2020-01-28:02-01
19:30Wetzikon, KZO
Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Wetzikon — Beethoven: All Piano Sonatas

Tue, 2020-01-28 — Sonatas No.1 - 4 (opp.2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 7)
Wed, 2020-01-29 — Sonatas No.5 - 10 (opp.10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 13, 14/1, 14/2)
Wed, 2020-01-30 — Sonatas No.11 - 15 (opp.22, 26, 27/1, 27/2, 28)
Wed, 2020-01-31 — Sonatas No.16 - 18, 21 (opp.31/1, 31/2, 31/3, 53)
[ Wed, 2020-02-01, 14:00 — Sonatas No.19, 20, 25 (opp.49/1, 49/2, 79), Sonata op.6 (4-hands) ]
Wed, 2020-02-01, 15:30 — Sonatas No.22 - 24, 26 (opp. 54, 57, 78, 81a)
Wed, 2020-02-01, 17:30 — Sonatas No.27 - 29 (opp. 90, 101, 106)
Wed, 2020-02-01, 20:00 — Sonatas No.30 - 32 (opp.109, 110, 111)

Werner Bärtschi, piano (sonatas No.4, 10, 11, 13, 27, 31)
Tamar Beraia, piano (sonatas No.1, 9, 17, 24, 29)
Alina Bercu, piano (sonatas No.2, 7, 12, 21, 26, 32)
Cristian Budu, piano (sonatas No.5, 8, 14, 18, 23, 30)
Herbert Schuch, piano (sonatas No.3, 6, 15, 16, 22, 28)

Blog Posts (Picture Galleries & Review):
Sun
02
Feb
2020

Concert: Peter Rundel / Basel Sinfonietta — Basel, 2020-02-02
19:00Basel, Musical Theater

Basel Sinfonietta — Tausendsassa (Jack of all trades)

Heinz Holliger (*1939): Two Liszt Transcriptions for Large Orchestra (1986)
Klaus Huber (1924 - 2017): Tenebrae for Large Orchestra (1966/1967)
Steffen Wick (*1981): Autobiography (2017, first Swiss performance, commissioned by Basel Sinfonietta & Cottbus Philharmonic Orchestra)
Heinz Holliger (*1939): (S)irat(ó), Monody for Large Orchestra (1992)

Peter Rundel — Basel Sinfonietta

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Mon
24
Feb
2020
Concert: Gringolts Quartet — ZHdK, Zurich, 2020-02-24
19:30Zurich, ZHdK Toni-Areal
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste — "spectrum" Concerts

Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): String Quartet No.3, op.30 (1927)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30 (1876)

Gringolts Quartet:
- Ilya Gringolts, violin
- Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
- Silvia Simionescu, viola
- Claudius Herrmann, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Wed
04
Mar
2020

Concert: Julia Hagen, Aimi Kobayashi, Kristiina Poska / Tonhalle Orchestra — Zurich, 2020-03-04
19:30Zurich, Tonhalle Maag

Orpheum Foundation / Müller-Möhl Foundation

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, op.33
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Piano Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, S.124
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, B.178, "From the New World"

Kristiina Poska — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Julia Hagen, cello
Aimi Kobayashi, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sun
15
Mar
2020

Concert: Fabian Ziegler & Akvilė Šileikaitė — Zurich, 2020-03-15
17:00Zurich, Johanneskirche

Marimba Recital Concert No. 3

(Repertoire announced in concert)

This concert was canceled, given the uncertainties with the outbreak of COVID-19.
The artists are looking for a replacement date in autumn 2020.

Fabian Ziegler, marimba
Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano
Sat
21
Mar
2020
Concert: Konstantin Scherbakov, Beethoven Sonata Cycle (6) — Zurich, 2020-03-21
11:30Zurich, Alte Kantonsschule
Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital VI

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
- Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54
- Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 ("Appassionata")
- Piano Sonata No.24 in F♯ major, op.78
- Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79
- Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a ("Les Adieux")
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

This concert was canceled, given the uncertainties with the outbreak of COVID-19.
Mon
13
Apr
2020

Concert: Michaela Unsinn, Garden Recital — Uster, 2020-04-13
14:00Uster, open air / private

guerillaclassics — Soul Food Delivery

Solo recital in a residential quarter, featuring works by Giacomo Meyerbeer, Robert Schumann, Gabriel Fauré, Lloyd-Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Gaetano Donizetti, and Franz Lehár

Michaela Unsinn, mezzosoprano

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Sun
28
Jun
2020

Concert: Sebastian Bohren — Solo Recital @ St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-06-28
17:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter

Resuming Concert Life after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Sonata No.2 for Violin solo in A minor, BWV 1003
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.2 for Violin solo in D minor, BWV 1004

Sebastian Bohren, violin

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Concert: Chiara Enderle Samatanga — Solo Recital @ St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-06-28
19:30Zurich, Kirche St.Peter

Resuming Concert Life after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite No.3 for Cello solo in C major, BWV 1009
Gaspar Cassadó (1897 – 1966): Suite for Cello Solo
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite No.6 for Cello solo in D major, BWV 1012

Chiara Enderle Samatanga, cello

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sun
23
Aug
2020

Concert: Valentine Michaud, Baldur Brönnimann / Lucerne Festival Alumni — KKL Lucerne, 2020-08-23
11:00Lucerne, KKL

Lucerne Festival / Lucerne Festival Alumni

Barblina Meierhans (*1981): At a Distance for bass flute and small ensemble (2020), World Premiere
Nadir Vassena (*1970): materia oscura for saxophone and ensemble (2006)
Oscar Bianchi (*1975): Contingency for ensemble (2017)

Baldur Brönnimann — Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Alumni
Valentine Michaud, saxophone

→ Blog Review (★★★★½)
Sun
30
Aug
2020
Concert: Gringolts Quartet — Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-08-30
17:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.13 in D minor, K.173
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30 (1876)

Gringolts Quartet:
- Ilya Gringolts, violin
- Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
- Silvia Simionescu, viola
- Claudius Herrmann, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★★★)
Fri
11
Sep
2020

Concert: Piano Recital Claire Huangci — Greifensee, 2020-09-11
20:00Greifensee, Landenberghaus

Kunst Gesellschaft Greifensee

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 — arr. Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68, “Pastoral” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Claire Huangci, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)
Fri
25
Sep
2020

Concert: Swiss Chamber Concerts / ViaBrahms — Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25
17:00Zurich, Wasserkirche

Swiss Chamber Concerts — ViaBrahms

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 2 Gesänge for voice, viola, & piano, op.91
Christian Jost (*1963): TagTraum for voice, viola, & piano (2020, world premiere)
Christian Jost (*1963): Landschaft for voice, viola, & piano (2020, world premiere)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Nos.3 & 5 from 5 Lieder, op.107
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): No.2 from 4 Lieder, op.96
Nadir Vassena (*1970): Cenere, o terra for voice, viola, & piano (2020, world premiere)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Intermezzo in B♭ minor, op.117/2
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Intermezzo in A major, op.118/2
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Intermezzo in B minor, op.119/1
Mischa Käser (*1959): Die Revolution for voice, viola, & piano (2020, world premiere)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata for viola and piano in E♭ major, op.120/2
Xavier Dayer (*1972): Il vient me dire l'impossible naufrage for voice, viola, & piano (2020, world premiere)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Nos.2 & 6 from 7 Lieder, op.95
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): No.2 from 5 Lieder, op.105

Sophie Klussmann, soprano
Jürg Dähler, viola
Claire Huangci, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)
Sun
04
Oct
2020
Concert: Kitgut Quartet — Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-10-04
17:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter
Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Fantasia à 4 No.11 in G major, Z.742
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Curtain Tune from "Timon of Athens", Z.632
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Curtain Tune from "The Tempest"
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Suite No.2 in D major from Consort of four parts
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.71/2, Hob. III:70
John Blow (1649 - 1708): Act Tune from Act III of the Masque "Venus and Adonis"
Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): Suite No.1 in D minor from Consort of four parts
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Aria "Fairest Isle" from Act V of "King Arthur" or "The British Worthy", Z.628
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Fantasia à 4 No.5 in B♭ major, Z.736
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Hornpipe from "King Arthur", Z.628
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Pavan & Chacony in G minor, Z.752 & Z.730

Kitgut Quartet:
- Amandine Beyer, violin
- Naaman Sluchin, violin
- Josèphe Cottet, viola
- Frédéric Baldassare, cello
→ Blog Review (★★★★★)
Thu
08
Oct
2020

Concert: Voces Suaves — Don Bosco, Basel, 2020-10-08
19:30Basel, Don Bosco, Paul Sacher Saal

Voces Suaves — Il Pianto del Rosignol

Giaches de Wert (1535 - 1596): Madrigali and Canzonette
Joan Ambrosio Dalza (? - 1508): Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto — Calata ala spagnola
Ori Harmelin: Passacaglia for Theorbo
Ori Harmelin: Ricercar for Lute

Vocal Ensemble "Voces Suaves"
Orí Harmelin, lute

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Sun
18
Oct
2020

Concert: Els Biesemans, Capriccio Barockorchester — Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2020-10-18
17:00Zurich, Kirche St.Peter

"Tastsinn" (Sense of Touch)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Overture in D major to the Opera Fragment "Acide e Galatea", Hob.Ia:5
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Piano Concerto in E minor, Wq.15, H.418
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 - 1745): Capriccio in D major, ZWV 182
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Concerto in E♭ major, K.271, "Jenamy" ("Jeunehomme")

Dominik Kiefer — Capriccio Barockorchester
Els Biesemans, fortepiano

→ Blog Review (★★★★)
Sat
24
Oct
2020
Concert: Trio Amani — Zurich, 2020-10-24
11:30Zurich, Alte Kantonsschule
Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven und die Nachwelt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Trio No.1 in E♭ major, op.1/1
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.32

Trio Amani
- Marina Yakovleva, violin
- Lev Sivkov, cello
- Kateryna Tereshchenko, piano
→ Blog Review (★★★★)
Sat
07
Nov
2020
Concert, Orpheum Foundation: David Nebel, Dorukhan Doruk, Oliver Schnyder — Baden, 2020-11-07
16:00Baden, Druckerei
Orpheum Foundation — 30th Anniversary Concert

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
- Violin Sonata No.5 in F major, op.24, "Spring Sonata"
- Cello Sonata No.5 in D major, op.102/2
- Piano Trio No.4 in B♭ major, op.11, "Gassenhauer Trio"
David Nebel, violin
Dorukhan Doruk, cello
Oliver Schnyder, piano

→ Blog Review (★★★½)
Thu
19
Nov
2020
Concert: Swiss Chamber Concerts / ViaKurtág — Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-11-19
19:30Zurich, Wasserkirche
Swiss Chamber Concerts — ViaKurtág

John Dowland (1563 - 1626): Pieces for lute solo
György Kurtág (*1926): Jelenetek fuvolára Szokolay Ádámnak for flute solo op.39 (1997, Zurich premiere)
György Kurtág (*1926): Jelek, játékok és üzenetek for string trio (1989-2004) Zurich premiere
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580 - 1651): Pieces for lute solo

Swiss Chamber Soloists:
- Hopkinson Smith, lute
- Felix Renggli, flute
- Urs Walker, violin
- Jürg Dähler, Viola
- Daniel Haefliger, cello
(Concert not reviewed)
Sun
22
Nov
2020

Concert: Baldur Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta — Münchenstein, 2020-11-22
19:00Münchenstein BL, Kultur- und Sportzentrum

Basel Sinfonietta — "Es verändert sich"

Georg Friedrich Haas (*1953): Joshua Tree (2020)
Gérard Grisey (1946 - 1998): IV. Modulations from "Les espaces acoustiques" (1974 - 1985)
Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012): Variations for Orchestra (1954/55)

Baldur Brönnimann — Basel Sinfonietta

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