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Lucerne

Thielemann and the Dresdners – Commendable Old-School Qualities

13/06/201801/06/2018 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Weber, Liszt, Brahms: Denis Matsuev (piano), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne, 31.5.2018. (JR)

Christian Thielemann (c) Matthias Creutziger

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Meticulous and Refined Mahler Chamber Orchestra with an Uplifting ‘Rhenish’ Symphony

03/02/201825/01/2018 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Schumann, Beethoven: Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL), 23.1.2018. (JR)

Daniele Gatti (c) Silvia Lelli

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Lucerne Festival [4]: Festival Ends With Superlative Mahler 6 from Harding and the Vienna Phil

18/09/201712/09/2017 by John Rhodes

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lucerne Festival [4[ – Debussy, Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL), 10.9.2017. (JR)

LUCERNE FESTIVAL, Sommer Festival 2017: Sinfoniekonzert 29, Daniel Harding dirigiert die Wiener Philharmoniker Luzern, den 10.09.2017 Foto: Priska Ketterer/ Lucerne Festival

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Lucerne Festival (3): Concertgebouw and Gatti in Bruckner 9 Disappoint

11/09/201706/09/2017 by John Rhodes

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lucerne Festival [3] –  Rihm, Bruckner: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam / Daniele Gatti (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL),  4.9.2017 (JR)

LUCERNE FESTIVAL, Sommer Festival 2017: Sinfoniekonzert 24. Daniele Gatti leitet das Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Luzern, den 04.09.2017 Foto: Priska Ketterer/ Lucerne Festival

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Lucerne Festival (2): A Fine Debut for the CBSO under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

11/09/201705/09/2017 by John Rhodes

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lucerne Festival [2] – Vasks, Elgar, Rachmaninov: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor), Gautier Capuçon (cello) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum  Lucerne (KKL), 3.9.2017. (JR)

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (c) Frans Jansen

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Chailly Brings La Scala Philharmonic to Make Impressive Debut at Lucerne Festival

05/09/201726/08/2017 by John Rhodes

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lucerne Festival [1] – Brahms, Respighi: La Scala Philharmonic / Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL), 24.8.2017. (JR)

Leonidas Kavakos Photo: Marco Borggreve
Leonidas Kavakos (c) Marco Borggreve

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Lucerne Easter Festival: Fine St. John Passion from Hengelbrock and Balthasar-Neumann-Choir and Ensemble

13/04/201710/04/2017 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Bach: Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Balthasar-Neumann-Choir / Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor), Daniel Behle (tenor), Markus Butter (baritone) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL), Lucerne, 6.4.2017. (JR)

LUCERNE FESTIVAL 2017. OSTER-FESTIVAL. Chorkonzert 3 vom 6. April 2017. Der Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und das Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble unter der Leitung von Thomas Hengelbrock. Daniel Behle Evangelist (Bild unten) und Markus Butter Christusworte. Copyright: Peter Fischli / LUCERNE FESTIVAL

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BBC Philharmonic on Tour in central Europe; with David Garrett in Lucerne

24/03/201721/03/2017 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Weber, Tchaikovsky: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor), David Garrett (violin) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL), Lucerne, 17.3.2017. (JR)

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