Luka Okros — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2022-03-24

Concert review, ★★★½, Luka Okros @ Aula, Zurich University, 2022-03-24 — Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas in D Minor K.32, K.39, K.213, and K.141; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E♭ major op.9/2, Nocturne No.15 in F minor op.55/1, Nocturne No.4 in F major op.15/1, Nocturne No.20 in C♯ minor op.posth.; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36; Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254
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Chooi, Borisov, Nero, Griffiths / Orpheum Supporters Orchestra — Zurich, 2021-10-26

Concert review, ★★★½, Timothy Chooi, Roman Borisov, Anna Nero, Howard Griffiths / Orpheum Supporters Orchestra @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2021-10-26 (Young Soloists On Stage — Orpheum Foundation) — Edvard Grieg: “Peer Gynt” Suite No.1, op.46; Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26; Richard Addinsell: “Warsaw Concerto” for Piano and Orchestra; Manuel de Falla: “El amor brujo” (Excerpts)
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Marco Rapetti — Anatoly Lyadov: Complete Piano Works (Diary 2021-03-02)

Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov (1855 – 1914): Complete piano works, including works for piano 4-hands, and for 2 pianos 8-hands, performed by Marco Rapetti, Akanè Makita, Giampaolo Nuti, and Daniela de Santis (5 CDs, 2010); includes a short look at an alternative recording (2012 / 2016) by Olga Solovieva

Dmytro Choni — Piano Recital @ Zurich, 2019-11-19

Concert review, ★★★★½, Dmytro Choni @ Semper-Aula, ETH Zurich, 2019-11-19 — Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, op.79; Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe, op.133; Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante, S.161/7; Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, op.38: No.3, “Daisies”; 12 Romances, op.21: No.5, “Lilacs”; 6 Moments Musicaux, op.16: No.4, Presto in E minor; Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
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Byron Wei-Xin Zhou — Piano Recital, Geneva, 2019-01-04

Concert review, ★★★½, Piano Recital Byron Wei-Xin Zhou @ Victoria Hall, Geneva, 2019-01-04 — Tong Sang (1923 – 2012): Fair Maiden from Afar (1943); Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7; Scriabin: 8 Études, op.42: No.4 (F♯ major) & No.5 (C♯ minor); Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
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