Alexandra Dovgan, Leia Zhu, Paavo Järvi, Tonhalle Orchestra @ Zurich, 2023-04-01

Concert review, ★★★★, Leia Zhu, Alexandra Dovgan, Paavo Järvi, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2023-04-01 (Orpheum Foundation) — Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, op.21, B.43, CT 48; Scriabin: Étude in D♯ minor, op.8/12 (encore); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35; Hindemith: Sonata for Solo Violin op.11/6, III. Finale, Lebhaft (encore); Ravel: “La Valse”, poème choréographique pour orchestre, M.72
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Klavierissimo Festival 2022: Lucas & Arthur Jussen — Duo Recital, Wetzikon ZH, 2022-02-26

Concert review, ★★★★½, Lucas & Arthur Jussen @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2022-02-26 (Klavierissimo Festival 2022) — Mozart: Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448; Schubert: Allegro for Piano, 4 Hands in A minor, D.947, “Lebensstürme”; Ravel: “La valse”, Poème choréographique, for 2 pianos, M.72a; Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, for 2 pianos
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Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues op.87

Dmitri Shostakovich, Preludes & Fugues op.87: comparison, recordings by Tatiana Nikolayeva (1962), Boris Petrushansky (1992/92), Vladimir Ashkenazy (1998), Konstantin Scherbakov (1999), and Alexander Melnikov (2009)

Alexander Ullman — Piano Recital @ Lucerne, 2019-11-22

Concert review, ★★★★½, Alexander Ullman @ Lukaskirche, Lucerne, 2019-11-22 (Lucerne Piano Festival, Debut Series) — Franz Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173: Nos. 3 (Bénédiction), 7 (Funérailles), 10 (Cantique d’amour); Tchaikovsky: Suite “The Nutcracker”, op.71a (arr. Pletnev); Stravinsky: 3 Movements from “L’oiseau de feu” (arr. Agosti)
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