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Stephen Waarts, Juan Pérez Floristán, Howard Griffiths / Orpheum Supporters Orchestra — Zurich, 2019-09-15

Concert review, ★★★★, Stephen Waarts, Juan Pérez Floristán, Howard Griffiths / Orpheum Supporters Orchestra @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-09-15 — Ravel: Pavane; Chausson: Poème; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Shostakovich: Gadfly Suite
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Francesco Piemontesi, Daniele Rustioni / Philharmonia Zürich — Zurich, 2018-10-28

Concert review, Francesco Piemontesi, Daniele Rustioni / Philharmonia Zürich @ Zurich, 2018-10-28 — Mozart: Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A major, K.386; Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, TrV 145; Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47

Skride, Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra — Lucerne, 2018-09-12

Concert review, Baiba Skride, Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra @ Lucerne Festival, KKL, Lucerne, 2018-09-12 — Bernstein: Serenade after Plato’s “Symposion”, for solo violin, strings, harp, and percussion; Shostakovich: Symphony No.4 in C minor, op.43

Festival Academy Budapest 2018, Day 5 — 2018-07-27

Concert review, Budapest Festival Academy, “The Anchorite Has Gone Back” @ Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Solti Hall, Budapest, 2018-07-27 — Prokofiev: Sonata in C major for two violins, op.56; Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, op.110; Schubert: Allegro for Piano, 4 Hands in A minor, D.947, “Lebensstürme”; Poulenc: Le Bal masqué, secular cantata on poems by Max Jacob, FP 60 (1932)

Kanneh-Mason, Tjeknavorian, Sanderling / TOZ — Zurich, 2018-03-14

Concert review, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Michael Sanderling / Tonhalle Orchestra @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2018-03-14 — Dvořák: Carnival Overture, op.92; Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, op.107; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, op.77; includes a brief review of Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s debut CD

Julia Fischer & Yulianna Avdeeva — Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2018-03-04

Concert review, Julia Fischer & Yulianna Avdeeva @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2018-03-04 — Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100, “Thun Sonata”; Szymanowski: “Myths” for Violin and Piano, op.30; Shostakovich: Violin Sonata in G major, op.134

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