All just my personal opinion
Blog post #501 — Concert review, ★★★★, Philippe Herreweghe / Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields, Hana Blažiková, Alex Potter, Thomas Hobbs, Krešimir Stražanac @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-06-17 — J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
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Blog post #494 — Concert review, ★★★★★, Jakub Hrůša / Bamberg Symphony @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-05-19 — Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884): Má Vlast, JB 1:112
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Blog post #486 — Concert review, ★★★★, Florian Helgath, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Orchestra La Scintilla, Eugénie Warnier, Marie Henriette Reinhold, Florian Feth (evangelist), Angelo Pollak (arias), Ludwig Mittelhammer (Jesus), Aleksander Nohr (arias) @ Kirche St.Jakob, Zurich, 2019-04-17 — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): St.John Passion, BWV 245
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Blog post #483 — Concert review, ★★★★, Leonidas Kavakos, Chamber Orchestra of Europe @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-04-09 (Migros Kulturprozent) — Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216; Othmar Schoeck: Summernight for String Orchestra, op.58; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — Pre-concert: Paul Handschke, cello & Mathias Clausen, piano: R.Strauss: cello sonata in F major, op.6, TrV 115
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Vibrato, or Not To Vibrate? Personal reflections about the use (or rather: the non-use) of vibrato, primarily from a listener’s perspective, in the context of “historically informed” performances. The listener’s (and performer’s) potential difficulties and advantages with either option. Also: touching on related issues, such as portamento, glissando
Concert review, Florian Helgath, Orchestra La Scintilla, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Malin Hartelius, Christina Daletska, Benjamin Bruns, Ludwig Mittelhammer @ Kirche St.Jakob, Zurich, 2018-12-07 — Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Cantatas 1 – 3; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat (1989); Praetorius / Jan Sandström: “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” (1990)