Tan Dun, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra — Lucerne, 2019-01-27

Blog post #463 — Concert review, ★★★★, Ralph van Raat, Wenqing Lian, Wenwen Liu, Tan Dun / Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-01-27 — Stravinsky: Feu d’artifice, op.4 (1908); Tan Dun (*1957): Farewell My Concubine – Symphonic Poem for Piano & Qingyi; Ren Tongxiang: Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage To The Phoenix; Stravinsky: Suite “L’oiseau de feu” (1919); pre-concert: Cosmic Percussion Ensemble
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Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra — Lucerne, 2019-01-09

Blog post #460 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Irina Churilova, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Roman Burdenko, Mikhail Petrenko, Evgeny Nikitin @ Lucerne, KKL, 2019-01-09 — Tchaikovsky: Opera “Iolanta”, op.69 (excerpts); Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
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Louis Schwizgebel, Zsolt Hamar/Hungarian National Philharmonic—Lucerne, 2018-11-28

Concert review, Louis Schwizgebel, Zsolt Hamar, Hungarian National Philharmonic @ KKL, Lucerne, 2018-11-28 — Veress: Threnos in memoriam Béla Bartók (1945); Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, S.124; Liszt: A Faust Symphony in three character pictures, S.108; pre-concert / Lied recital with Alexandre Beuchat / Marija Bokor (Liszt, Schubert, Wagner)

Gabetta, Alsop / London Philharmonic Orchestra — Lucerne, 2018-09-14

Concert review, Sol Gabetta, Marin Alsop / London Philharmonic Orchestra — Lucerne Festival, KKL, Lucerne, 2018-09-14 — Elgar: “The Wand of Youth”, Suites No.1 & 2 for Orchestra, op.1a/1b (excerpts); Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85; Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, “Titan”