Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO — Zurich, 2019-05-26

Blog post #499 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-05-26 — Honegger: Pastorale d’été, H.31; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54; Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73 — Pre-concert: AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, saxophone & Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano): Bernstein, Albright, Jazz
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Martin Fröst, Sakari Oramo / RSPO — Lucerne, 2019-03-22

Blog post #479 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Martin Fröst, Sakari Oramo, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-03-22 (Migros Kulturprozent Classics) — Liebermann: “Furioso” for big orchestra (1947); Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622; Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, “The Titan”; pre-concert: Marie Lys, soprano & Céline Latour Monnier, piano — Lieder by Grieg, Mozart, Schumann
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Alice di Piazza — Piano Recital, Wetzikon ZH, 2019-02-02

Blog post #465 — Concert review, ★★½, Piano Recital Alice di Piazza @ Wetzikon ZH, 2019-02-02 (Klavierissimo Festival 2019) — Brahms: Chorale Preludes op.122/ 6 & 10; Schumann: Two Romances from op.28; Brahms: 7 Fantasias, op.116
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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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Berlin Piano Trio — Brugg, 2018-12-01

Concert review, Berlin Piano Trio @ Zimmermannhaus, Brugg, 2018-12-01 — Rihm: “Fremde Szene II” for Piano Trio (1982 – 1984); Schumann: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.63; Weinberg: Piano Trio in A minor, op.24

Martin Helmchen — Piano Recital, Baden, 2018-10-26

Concert review, Piano Recital Martin Helmchen @ Druckerei, Baden/CH, 2018-10-26 — Schumann: 8 Novelletten, op.21; Clara Schumann: Soirées musicales, op.6 (excerpts); Schönberg: 6 Little Pieces for Piano, op.19; Bach: Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 (Sarabande); Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l ́Enfant-Jésus (excerpt); Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A minor, op.34/2, B.64; Liszt: Bagatelle sans tonalité, S.216a; Liszt: “Nuages gris”, S.199