Switzerland Lucerne Festival, Richard Strauss, Shostakovich: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Yo Yo Ma (cello), Steven Ansell (viola), Andris Nelsons (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 31.8.2015 (JR)
John Rhodes
Lucerne Festival (3): Concertgebouw and Harding Fail to Convince in Bruckner’s Tricky Fifth
Switzerland Lucerne Festival Mozart, Bruckner Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano), Daniel Harding (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 27.8.2015 (JR)
Lucerne Festival (2): Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in Bruckner’s glorious Eighth
Switzerland Lucerne Festival, Bruckner: Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 23.8.2015 (JR)
Lucerne Festival (1): Nelsons Meets High Expectations in Mahler 5
Switzerland Lucerne Festival: Haydn, Mahler: The Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL) 20.8.2015 (JR)
Bregenz Festival: A Spectacle on the Shore of Lake Constance
Austria Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus of the Prague Philharmonic, Bregenz Festival Chorus, Childrens’ Choir of the Music School of Bregenz, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Festival Lakeside, Bregenz, 8.8.2015 (JR)
Honeck’s Impressive Debut with the Tonhalle
Switzerland Salonen, Szymanowski, R. Strauss Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Manfred Honeck (conductor), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tonhalle, Zurich 3.7.15 (JR)
Herlitzius Thrilling in Splendid Elektra
Switzerland Richard Strauss: Elektra Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Lothar Koenigs, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 28.6.15 (JR)
Satisfying Bruckner’s Eighth by Alumni Orchestra
Switzerland Bruckner Alumni Orchestra Zurich, Johannes Schaefli (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 6.6.15 (JR)