Barbara Hannigan / Tonhalle Orchestra — Zurich, 2017-04-02

Concert review: Barbara Hannigan, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, 2017-04-02 — Ligeti: “Atmosphères” for grand orchestra; Berg: Symphonic pieces from “Lulu”; Debussy: “Nuages” from “Trois Nocturnes”, L.91; Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

Julia Fischer & Oliver Schnyder — Zurich, 2015-04-21

Review of a concert at the Zurich Tonhalle, on 2015-04-21, with Julia Fischer, Oliver Schnyder, and the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, featuring Joseph Haydn’s Violin Concerto in G, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Double Concerto for Violin and Piano in d, and Arnold Schönberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night) op.4 — a very enjoyable concert experience, indeed!

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op.14

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op.14 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Pierre Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (1996) / Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (2000)

20th Century Violin Concertos (Diary 2014-05-28)

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto Nr.2 in G minor, op.63 — Kopatchinskaja; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D — Kopatchinskaja; Bartók: Violin Concerto No.1, Sz.36 / BB 48a & Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112 / BB 117 — Faust vs. Kopatchinskaja; Eötvös: Violin Concerto “Seven” — Kopatchinskaja; Ligeti: Violin Concerto — Kopatchinskaja