Bavouzet, Noseda — Zurich Opera, 2016-02-21

Concert review, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet & Gianandrea Noseda / Philharmonia Zurich, Opera Zurich, 2016-02-21 — Respighi, Antiche danze ed arie, Suite #3; Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No.3; Rachmaninoff, Symphony No.3

Gabetta, Volodin — KKL Lucerne, 2016-01-17

Concert Review, KKL Lucerne, 2016-01-17: Sol Gabetta and Alexei Volodin playing Beethoven Cello Sonatas op.5/1 in F major and op.102/1 in C major; Prokofiev: Adagio op.97bis, Sonata in C major op.119

Debut CD: Croisé, Shevchenko (Diary 2015-08-31)

The debut CD of the young cellist Christoph Croisé, accompanied by Oxana Shevchenko (piano), featuring compositions by Sergei Prokofiev (Cello Sonata in C major, op.119), Johannes Brahms (Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Pezzo Capriccioso), Niccolò Paganini (Variations on a theme from Rossini’s “Mosè in Egitto”), and David Popper (Dance of the Elves, op.39)

Christoph Croisé & Oxana Shevchenko — Lucerne, 2015-08-27

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)

Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Schnittke (Diary 2015-03-27)

Listening Diary — violin sonatas by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Schnittke, played by the late Lydia Mordkovich (1944 – 2014). Cross-checking Shostakovich’s op.134 against Gringolts/Vonsattel, and Faust/Melnikov

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…