Lisiecki, Poschner, OSI — Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-02-14

Concert review, ★★★★, Jan Lisiecki, Markus Poschner / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (OSI) @ Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-02-14 — Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74, “Pathétique”
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Yuja Wang, Lionel Bringuier / TOZ — Tonhalle Zurich, 2014-09-11

(…) 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…

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2, op.16 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Yundi Li, Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker (live, 2007) / Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (live, 2013); comments on “blind” comparisons on the radio