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.
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Fri20Jan202312:15Basel, Gare du Nord — Bahnhof für Neue Musik
Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival, Concert II: "Milk and Honey"
Victor Alexandru Colțea (*1986): "Rough Surfaces" for String Quartet (2022)
Songs from the postcard project "Songs of the Early Pioneers" for voice and piano (1938 – 1939), by
Stefan Wolpe (1902 – 1972), Paul Dessau (1894 – 1979), Kurt Weill (1900 – 1950), Ernst Toch (1887 – 1964), and Darius Milhaud (1892 – 1974)Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871 – 1942): String Quartet No.3, op.19 (1924)
Gringolts Quartet:
- Ilya Gringolts, violin
- Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
- Silvia Simionescu, viola
- Claudius Herrmann, cello
Tehila Nini Goldstein, soprano
Jascha Nemtsov, piano
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Sat21Jan202319:30Basel, Stadtcasino, Hans Huber-Saal
Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival, Concert V: "From Jewish Life"
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Piano Trio in G major, L.5 (1880)
Stefan Wolpe (1902 – 1972): 6 Pieces from "Three Time Wedding" for Piano (1939)
Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967): Duo for Violin and Cello, op.7 (1914)
Ernst Bloch (1880 – 1959): "From Jewish Life", Three Sketches for Cello and Piano (1925)
Ernst Bloch (1880 – 1959): "Nigun" from "Baal Shem", Three Pictures of Chassidic Life, for Violin and Piano (1923)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 – 1957): Piano Trio in D major, op.1 (1909/1910)
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Alexander Lonquich, piano
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Tue31Jan202319:30Zurich, Auditorium maximum / ETH
Musik an ETH und UZH — BlattWerk Quintett: Reed Arrangements
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764): Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A minor, RCT 5
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): "Ma Mère L'Oye", for piano 4-hands, M.60a
Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909): Suite "Iberia" — 2. El Puerto (Book 1), 1. Evocación (Book 1), 7. El Albaicín (Book 3)
Paul Wranitzky (1756 – 1808): Ballet "Das Waldmädchen" — Parthia in F major, IPW 7
(all works arranged for wind quintet)
BlattWerk Quintett:
- Martin Bliggenstorfer, oboe
- Jonas Tschanz, saxophone
- Elise Jacoberger, bassoon
- Nils Kohler, clarinet
- Richard Haynes, bass clarinet
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Wed22Feb202319:30Wetzikon, KZO
Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788): Freie Fantasie in F♯ minor, Wq.67, H.300
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Arabesque in C major, op.18
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Bagatelle sans tonalité, S.216a
Arnold Schönberg (1874 – 1951): Drei Klavierstücke op.11: Klavierstück No.2
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): "Années de Pèlerinage, 1ère Année – Suisse", S.160: 6. Vallée d'Obermann
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924): Concert adaptation of Klavierstück op.11/2 by Arnold Schönberg, BV B 97
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Davidsbündlertänze op.6
Alexander Lonquich, piano
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Thu23Feb202319:30Wetzikon, KZO
Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): The Seasons, op.37a
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendente, S.139
Maxim Lando, piano
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Fri24Feb202319:30Wetzikon, KZO
Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
Claire Huangci, piano
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Sun05Mar202317:00Winterthur-Veltheim, Kirchgemeindehaus
Mut! 2023 — Morgen-leicht und Abend-schwer:
Piano Trios of the Early 20th CenturyMel Bonis (1858 – 1937): Piano Trio "Soir-Matin", op.76 (1907)
Dora Pejačević (1885 – 1923): Piano Trio in C major, op.29 (1910)
Lili Boulanger (1893 – 1918): Piano Trio "D'un soir triste" (1917/1918)
Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979): Piano Trio (1921)
Esther Hoppe, violin
Chiara Enderle Samatanga, cello
Luisa Seraina Splett, piano
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Sat01Apr202319:30Zurich, Tonhalle am See
Young Soloists on Stage / Orpheum Foundation
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Piano Concerto in F minor, op.21, B.43, CT 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): "La Valse", poème choréographique pour orchestre, M.72
Paavo Järvi — Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Leia Zhu, violin
Alexandra Dovgan, piano
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Fri12May202319:30Zurich, Aula der Universität
Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Hans H. Suh
Works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827):
- Six Bagatellen, op.126
- Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, "Pathétique"
- Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, op.109
- Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57, "Appassionata"
Hans H. Suh, piano
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Sun25Jun202311:00Villa Serdang, Feldbrunnen SO
Ariel Lanyi / Prix Serdang 2023 — Feldbrunnen SO
Hugo Wolf (1860 – 1903): Italienisches Liederbuch, HWW 159 (selection), arranged for piano by Ariel Lanyi
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Symphonic Etudes in C♯ minor, op.13 (including the 5 extra variations op.posth.)
Ariel Lanyi, piano
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Wed11Oct202319:30Zurich, Aula der Universität
Musik an ETH und UZH — "On Sergey Rachmaninoff's 150. Anniversary"
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139 (excerpts, Nos.1 – 5, 8, 11, 12)
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
Aleksandr Kliuchko, piano
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Fri03Nov202319:30Tonhalle am See, Zurich
Schumann Chamber Music Summit with Isabelle Faust
Works by Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856):
String Quartet in A minor, op.41/1
Piano Quartet in E♭ major, op.47
Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Isabelle Faust, violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano
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Sun19Nov202317:00Der MaiHof, Lucerne
AKMI Duo im MaiHof: "Beyond the Wall", Release Party
Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963): Sonata for Viola and Piano No.1 in F major, op.11/4 (arr.)
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): Three Préludes
Erwin Schulhoff (1894 – 1942): Hot Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1930)
Béla Kovács (1937 – 2021): Sholem-Alekhem, Rov Feidman!
William Albright (1944 – 1998): Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
AKMI Duo:
- Valentine Michaud, saxophone
- Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano
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Fri24Nov202319:30Zurich, Aula der Universität
Musik an ETH und UZH — Isabel Villanueva & Calio Alonso
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Sonata for viola & piano in A minor, D.821, "Arpeggione"
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883): Wesendonck Lieder (Five Poems for a Female Voice), WWV 91
Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946): Siete canciones populares españolas ("Seven Spanish Folksongs")
Isabel Villanueva, viola
Calio Alonso, piano
