Neset, Paterson / Basel Sinfonietta — Volkshaus Basel, 2018-05-06

Concert review, Marius Neset, Ivo Neame, Frans Petter Eldh, Anton Eger, Geoffrey Paterson / Basel Sinfonietta @ Volkshaus Basel, 2018-05-06 — Jazz compositions and arrangements by Marius Neset (*1985): Arches of Nature, The Storm is Over, Old Poison (XL), Birds, Math of Mars, Snowmelt (2015)

Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta / World Wide Music — Basel, 2016-09-24

Concert review — Basel Sinfonietta / Baldur Brönnimann, Volkshaus Basel, 2016-09-24: Jannik Giger (*1985): Came Adrift (2016); Toshio Hosokawa (*1955): Ferne Landschaft III—Seascapes of Fukuyama (1996); Andrew Norman (*1979): Unstuck (2008); Brett Dean (*1961): Amphitheatre—Scene for Orchestra (2000); Kevin Volans (*1949): Strip-Weave for Orchestra (2002/03); Arturo Márquez (*1950): Danzón No.2 (1994)

Basel Sinfonietta: Ísland — Zurich, 2015-10-03

Tonhalle Zurich, 2015-10-03: The Basel Sinfonietta, directed by Daní­el Bjarnason, and Ví­kingur Ólafsson (piano) with the program “Epicycle 1”, featuring exclusively works of composers from Iceland, namely Jón Leifs, Þráinn Hjálmarsson, Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir, Hlynur Aðils Vilmarsson, and Daní­el Bjarnason

Yundi Li, Mozart Piano Recital — Basel, 2024-05-14

Concert review, Piano Recital Yundi Li @ Stadtcasino, Basel, 2024-05-14 — Mozart: Piano Sonatas No.11 in A major, K.331, “Alla turca”; No.8 in A minor, K.310 (300d); No.14 in C minor, K.457; Fantasia in C minor for Piano, K.475; Encore — Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in E♭ major, op.9/2, CT 109
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BlattWerk Quintett: Reed Arrangements — ETHZ, Zurich, 2023-01-31

Concert review, ★★★★, BlattWerk Quintett @ Auditorium Maximum, ETHZ, Zurich, 2023-01-31 (Musik an der ETH und UZH) — Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, Suite in A minor, RCT 5; Ravel: “Ma Mère L’Oye”, M.60a; Albéniz: Suite “Iberia” – 2. El Puerto, 1. Evocación, 7. El Albaicín; Wranitzky: Ballet “Das Waldmädchen” – Parthia in F major, IPW 7; Bartók: Suite, op.14, Sz.62, BB 70 – Allegretto (all works arranged for reed quintet)
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Moser String Quartet — Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2022-12-18

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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