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Probst, Sautereau, Zhao, Schnyder, Hope / ZKO — Zurich, 2024-03-19

Concert review, ★★★★, Orpheum Foundation — Young Soloists on Stage: Tassilo Probst, Jean Sautereau, Yilan Zhao, Oliver Schnyder, Daniel Hope / ZKO @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2024-03-19 — Mozart: String Quartet (Divertimento) in D major, K.136 (125a), “Salzburg Symphony No.1”; Bach: Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV 1043; Bruch: Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra in E minor, op.88; Mozart: Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in E♭ major, K.365
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Bach: Suite No.2 for Cello Solo in D minor, BWV 1008

Media review — Bach: Suite No.2 for Cello Solo in D minor, BWV 1008. 24 artists / 26 complete recordings, from historic to modern to HIP: Casals (1936), Fournier (1961), Bylsma (1979), Rostropovich (1991), Bylsma (1992), ter Linden (1996), Paternoster (1998), Wispelwey (1998), Pandolfo (2000, viola da gamba), Isserlis (2005), Queyras (2007), Gaillard (2010), Wispelwey (2012), Enders (2012), Watkin (2013), Demenga (2014), Dumas (2016), Kashkashian (2017, viola), Malov (2018, violoncello da spalla), Bertrand (2019), Teichmanis (2019), Kloeckner (2020), Rignol (2020, viola da gamba), Philippe (2021), de Naverán (2021), Skalka (2020)
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Stephen Waarts, Diyang Mei, Julia Hagen, Sir András Schiff — Zürich, 2022-06-19

Concert review, ★★★★, Stephen Waarts, Diyang Mei, Julia Hagen, Sir András Schiff @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2022-06-19 — Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola and piano, op.113; Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” for piano and cello, WoO 46; Schumann: Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.121; Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25
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Mizmorim Festival: Gringolts Quartet, Christophe Coin, Alice Burla — Basel, 2022-01-22

Concert review, ★★★★★, Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival / “Musica notturna”: Gringolts Quartet, Christophe Coin, Alice Burla @ Gare du Nord, Basel, 2022-01-22 — Boccherini: String Quintet in C major, op.30/6, G.324, “La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid”; Milhaud: 4 Visages for viola and piano, op.238; Ravel: String Quartet in F major, M.35
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Sophie Klussmann, Jürg Dähler, Claire Huangci — Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25

Concert review, ★★★★, Sophie Klussmann, Jürg Dähler, Claire Huangci (Swiss Chamber Soloists) @ Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25 — ViaBrahms: Brahms: Lieder op.91, op.107 (3&5), 96/2, op.95 (2&6), op.105/2; Brahms: Intermezzi opp.117/2, 118/2, 119/1; Sonata for viola and piano op.120/2; Christian Jost: Lieder “Tagtraum” and “Landschaft”; Nadir Vassena: Song “Cenere, o terra”; Mischa Käser: Lied “Die Revolution”; Xavier Dayer: Song “Il vient me dire l’impossible naufrage”
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Master & Students #4 — Festival Academy Budapest, 2018-07-28

Review, Festival Academy Budapest, Day 6: Master and Students concert @ Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Solti Hall, Budapest, 2018-07-28, with Natalie Clein, Razvan Popovici, György Lakatos, Natalia Lomeiko, and Yuri Zhislin — Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, op.70, “Souvenir de Florence”; Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B♭ major, K.424; Haydn: Trio in A major for Flute, Violin, and Bassoon; Mendelssohn: Octet in E♭ major, op.20; Schumann: Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44