Switzerland Brahms, Salonen, Schumann Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Juho Pohjonen (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich 26.10.14 (JR)
John Rhodes
Tchaikovsky Orchestra Impresses, Unsurprisingly, with….Tchaikovsky
Switzerland Brahms, Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor) Tonhalle, Zurich 24.10.14 (JR)
Stunning Schéhérazade by Altinoglu and the Tonhalle
Switzerland Rimsky-Korsakov Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Tonhalle, Zurich, 16-10-2914 (JR)
Photo (Fred Toulet)
Serbian Night at Carnegie Hall
United States Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Sibelius Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Muhai Tang (conductor), Zeljko Lucic (Baritone), Carnegie Hall, New York 10.9.2014 (JR)
Unmemorable Berlin Philharmonic Concert at Carnegie Hall
United StatesSchumann, Haas Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York 10.6.2014 (JR)
Superb Shostakovich from Sanderling and the Tonhalle
Switzerland Haydn, Hartmann, Kurtág, Shostakovich Tonhalle Orchestra, Michael Sanderling (conductor), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Tonhalle Zurich 26.9.2014 (JR)
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Catchy Poulenc, Grandiose Berlioz Catchy Poulenc, Grandiose Berlioz
Switzerland Poulenc, Berlioz Tonhalle Orchestra (conductor Charles Dutoit), Erin Wall (soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), Zürcher Sing-Akademie (chorus-master Tim Brown), Zürcher Sängerknaben (chorus-master Konrad von Aarburg) Tonhalle Zurich 19.9.14 (JR)
Lucerne Festival (4):Vienna Philharmonic Impresses but Dudamel Disappoints
Switzerland Lucerne Festival (4) Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Volkhard Steude (violin) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 14.9.2014 (JR)
