All just my personal opinion
Concert review, ★★★★, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Coline Dutilleul, Carlo Vistoli, Fabian Strotmann, Yannick Debus, Kammerorchester Basel, Zürcher Sing-Akademie @ Stadtcasino, Basel, 2022-12-20 — D. Scarlatti (1685 – 1757): “Salve Regina” in A major; J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750): Cantata BWV 147, “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”; J.S. Bach: “Magnificat” in D major, BWV 243
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Concert review, ★★★★½, Moser String Quartet (Kanon Miyashita, Patricia Muro Francia, Ariadna Bataller Calatayud, Lea Galasso) @ Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2022-12-18 — Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, op.76/2, “Fifths”; Dieter Ammann (*1962): String Quartet No.2, “Distanzenquartett” (2009); Bartók: String Quartet No.1 in A minor, op.7, Sz.40 / BB 52
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Concert review, ★★★★½, Simone Zgraggen, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-05-26 — Aregnaz Martirosyan (*1993): “Kraft” (2022); Alsu Nigmatullina (*1989): “Alexithymie” (2022); Dieter Ammann (*1962): “Unbalanced instability” for violin and chamber orchestra (2013); “Core” (2002); “Turn” (2010); “Boost” (2002)
Pre-concert: Moser String Quartet performing Ammann’s String Quartet No.2, “Distanzenquartett” (2009); Álvaro Rodríguez Cabezas and Miguel Fernández de la Fuente performing Ammann’s “d’accord(s)” for two alto saxophones (2004)
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Concert review, ★★★★★, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino, Basel, 2022-01-16 — Hèctor Parra (*1976): InFALL for Large Orchestra (2011); Kevin Juillerat (*1987): Waves for Orchestra (2021); Roberto Gerhard (1896 – 1970): Symphony No.1 for Orchestra (1952/53)
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Concert review, ★★★★½, Ludovic Van Hellemont, Marco Blaauw, Roland Kluttig, Basel Sinfonietta @ Altes Kraftwerk, Basel, Date 2021-05-16 — Hans Werner Henze (1926 – 2012): Requiem — Nine Sacred Concertos for Piano Solo, Trumpet Concertante and large Chamber Orchestra
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Concert review, ★★★½, Quatuor Tchalik @ Kirche St.Peter, Zurich, 2021-05-16 — Beethoven: String Quartet No.16 in F major, op.135; Pierre Farago (*1969): Quale stormo d’augei notturno; Beethoven: String Quartet in B♭ major, op.133, “Great Fugue”
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