Switzerland Grieg, Lidholm & Dvořák: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 28.1.16. (JR)
Blomstedt Remarkable with the Tonhalle at 88
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Symphony Orchestra of India on Swiss Tour
Switzerland Smetana, Hussein & Bartók: Symphony Orchestra of India, Zakir Hussain (tabla) Zane Dalal (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich 19.1.16. (JR)
Warmth and Sensitivity in Haitink’s German Requiem
Switzerland Brahms: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Zürcher Sing-Akademie (chorusmaster Tim Brown) Tonhalle, Zurich, 15.1.16. (JR)
Haitink and Levit Thrill with the Tonhalle Orchestra in Beethoven
Switzerland Beethoven: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Igor Levit (piano), Tonhalle Zurich, 7.1.16. (JR)
Viaggio à Reims Fails to Amuse in Zurich Opera’s Production
Switzerland Rossini, Il Viaggio à Reims: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Conductor: Daniele Rustioni. Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.12.15. (JR)
Calaf Solves Turandot’s Riddles in Zurich With Aid From Google
Switzerland Puccini, Turandot: Soloists and chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich conductor Alexander Joel, Zurich Opera 12.12.2015. (JR)
John Eliot Gardiner’s Fine Zurich Debut with the Tonhalle Orchestra
Switzerland Janáček & Dvořák: Tonhalle Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Monteverdi Choir, Luba Orgonášová (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (alto), Pavel Černoch (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass), Peter Solomon (organ), Tonhalle Zurich 5.12.15. (JR)
Venezuelan and Russian Whirlwinds Hit Lake Zurich
Switzerland Brahms, Shostakovich Philharmonia Zurich, Anna Vinnitskaya (piano), Rafael Payare (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 29.11.15 (JR)