All just my personal opinion
Review of concert by Christoph Croisé (Cello) & Oxana Shevchenko (piano) in the Lukaskirche in Lucerne, on 2005-08-27 (in the framework of the Lucerne Festival), featuring compositions by Prokofiev (Cello Sonata in C, op.119), Shchedrin (Quadrille), Debussy (Cello Sonata in D), Chopin (Introduction et Polonaise brillante, op.3), Tsintsadze (Sachidao), and Paganini (Variations on a theme by Rossini)
Claire Huangci played the Scarlatti sonatas without interruption, and without repeats — this way, she formed a single piece where it was hard for the listener to recognize transitions from one sonata to the next. It’s an interesting idea…
(…) 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…