Britten

Vilde Frang, Sakari Oramo, BBCSO — Zurich, 2018-03-24

Concert review, Vilde Frang, Sakari Oramo / BBC Symphony Orchestra @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2018-03-24 — Anna Clyne (*1980): “This Midnight Hour” (2015); Britten: Violin Concerto, op.15; Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68, “Pastorale”

Altstaedt & Lonquich / Beethoven — Zurich, 2017-11-18

Concert review, Nicolas Altstaedt & Alexander Lonquich @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2017-11-18 — Ludwig van Beethoven: The 5 Cello Sonatas, i.e., No.1 in F major op.5/1; No.2 in G minor op.5/2; No.3 in A major op.69; No.4 in C major op.102/1; No.5 in D major op.102/2

Isabel Villanueva & François Dumont — Zurich, 2017-11-21

Concert review, Isabel Villanueva (viola) & François Dumont (piano) @ Semper-Aula, ETH Zurich, 2017-11-21 — Brahms: Sonata No.2 in E♭ major, op.120/2; Dowland: “Flow my Tears”; Britten: Lachrymae, op.48a (Reflection about a song by J. Dowland); Franck: Sonata in A major, FWV 8

Fullana, Separayev / Lyra Foundation — Zurich, 2017-05-09

Concert review: Francisco Fullana, Giulia Ott, Eldar Separayev / Lyra Festival Orchestra @ Auditorium maximum, ETH Zurich, 2017-05-09 — Mozart: Divertimento in D, K.136; Bach: Violin concerto in E, BWV 1042; Debussy: Deux danses pour harpe et cordes, CD 113 / L.103; Britten: Simple Symphony, op.4

Brown / Sing-Akademie: Bach, Bax, Britten — Zurich, 2014-12-19

My first reaction in writing this short review was to use a title such as “Bach’s Christmas Oratorio — How Not To” — but let me start properly: This year’s Christmas concert in the Tonhalle Zurich (on Friday, 2014-12-19) was given by the Zürcher Sing-Akademie (Zurich Singing Academy), the professional choir, founded in 2011, following the footsteps of the Schweizer Kammerchor (Swiss Chamber Choir)…