Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO — Zurich, 2019-05-26

Blog post #499 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Yuja Wang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla / CBSO @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-05-26 — Honegger: Pastorale d’été, H.31; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54; Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73 — Pre-concert: AKMI Duo (Valentine Michaud, saxophone & Akvilė Šileikaitė, piano): Bernstein, Albright, Jazz
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Vernikov, Piccotti, Voltchok, Čepaitė / YES Orchestra — Basel, 2019-05-23

Blog post #497 — Concert review, ★★★, Pavel Vernikov, Erica Piccotti, Anastasia Voltchok, Adrija Čepaitė / YES Orchestra @ Musical Theater, Basel, 2019-05-23 — Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, op.56, “Triple Concerto”; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.11
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Wu Wei, Baldur Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta — Basel / Muttenz, 2019-05-05

Blog post #491 — Concert review, ★★★★, Wu Wei, Baldur Brönnimann / Basel Sinfonietta @ Pantheon, Basel / Muttenz, 2019-05-05 — Rudolf Kelterborn: Musica Luminosa (1984); Bernd Richard Deutsch: “Phaenomena” for Sheng and Orchestra (2019, World Premiere); Isang Yun (1917-1995): Symphony II (1984, Swiss Premiere)
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Leonidas Kavakos, Chamber Orchestra of Europe — Zurich, 2019-04-09

Blog post #483 — Concert review, ★★★★, Leonidas Kavakos, Chamber Orchestra of Europe @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2019-04-09 (Migros Kulturprozent) — Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216; Othmar Schoeck: Summernight for String Orchestra, op.58; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — Pre-concert: Paul Handschke, cello & Mathias Clausen, piano: R.Strauss: cello sonata in F major, op.6, TrV 115
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Martin Fröst, Sakari Oramo / RSPO — Lucerne, 2019-03-22

Blog post #479 — Concert review, ★★★★½, Martin Fröst, Sakari Oramo, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra @ KKL, Lucerne, 2019-03-22 (Migros Kulturprozent Classics) — Liebermann: “Furioso” for big orchestra (1947); Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622; Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, “The Titan”; pre-concert: Marie Lys, soprano & Céline Latour Monnier, piano — Lieder by Grieg, Mozart, Schumann
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