Quatuor Sine Nomine — ETH Zurich, 2016-01-19

Concert review, ETH Zurich, 2016-01-19: Quatuor Sine Nomine — J.C. de Arriaga: String Quartet in D minor; Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7 in F♯ minor, op.108; Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in D major

Alexander Malofeev — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2015-12-22

Alexander Malofeev, Piano recital at ETH Zurich, 2015-12-22 — Chopin: Scherzo No.1 op.20, No.2 op.31; Liszt: Consolation Nos.2 & 3, Mephisto Waltz, La Campanella; Tchaikowsky: Dumka op.59, Nutcracker; Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Konstantin Scherbakov — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2015-03-24

… while for the past two decades the artist is mostly pictured with an earnest, maybe “Beehovenian” / titanic, somewhat closed facial expression, in the concert (which he presented with a mostly relaxed, yet controlled body language) his face hinted at a wealth of emotions — and his playing struck me as a prime example of the “big Russian Piano School” …

Claire Huangci — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2015-02-10

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…