Kopatchinskaja & Fischer / COE — Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-05-09

Concert Review: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Thierry Fischer / Chamber Orchestra of Europe @ Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-05-09 — Mieczysław Weinberg: Symphony No.10 in A minor, op.98; Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92

Jordan, Znaider, & Park — Zurich, 2015-09-04

Review of a concert at the Tonhalle Zurich, 2015-09-04, offered by the Orpheum Foundation for the Support of Young Musicians, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary: Philippe Jordan, Nikolaj Znaider, Kyoungmin Park, and the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra playing • Webern, Variations for Orchestra op.30 • Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E♭ major, K.364 • Beethoven, Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92

Yuja Wang, Lionel Bringuier / TOZ — Tonhalle Zurich, 2014-09-11

(…) Lionel Bringuier (*1986) takes over from David Zinman (*1936) who has directed the orchestra for 19 years — more than twice as long as any director after the first two, Friedrich Hegar (from the foundation 1868 up till 1906) and Volkmar Andreae (1906 – 1949). Zinman has led the orchestra into a new and successful international and recording career — for him, this was the crowning of his career, while for Bringuier this is the second direction (after 3 years in Valladolid / Spain), and likely the first highlight in a promising career…