Switzerland Beethoven, Schumann, Elgar: Roswitha Müller (soprano), Andreas Winkler (baritone), Manuel Walser (baritone), Konzertchor Harmonie Zürich, Orchestra of Europe / Peter Kennel (conductor). Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 27.10.2018. (JR)
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Rotterdam Philharmonic Impress With Their New Chief Conductor Lahav Shani
Switzerland Bloch, Bruch, Brahms: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Rotterdam Philharmonic / Lahav Shani (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 25.10.2018. (JR)
Paavo Järvi Prepares Tonhalle Orchestra For Asia Tour
Switzerland Debussy, Rachmaninov, Brahms: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich.12.10.2018. (JR)
Start of a Golden Age for Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Liszt, Mahler: Zee Zee (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 11.10.2018. (JR)
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Saves Tonhalle’s Bacon With Impressive Mahler Ninth
Switzerland Berg, Mahler: Janine Jansen (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 14.9.2018. (JR)
Nelsons and the Bostoners Glorious in a Splendid if Slow Mahler Third
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [6] – Mahler: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the Gewandhaus Choir, Gewandhaus Childrens’ Choir, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 13.9.2018. (JR)
Nelsons and the Bostoners Deliver a Towering Shostakovich 4
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [5] – Bernstein, Shostakovich: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Baiba Skride (violin) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum (KKL) Luzern, Lucerne, 12.9.2018. (JR)
Rattle’s Eclectic Programming Puzzles But LSO On Top Form
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [4] – Bernstein, Dvořák, Janáček: Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 11.9.2018. (JR)
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