Switzerland Widmann & Bruckner: Tonhalle Orchestra, Michael Sanderling (conductor), Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet), Tonhalle, Zurich, 31.3.16. (JR)
Towering Bruckner Fourth from Sanderling and the Tonhalle
John Rhodes
Unrelenting Terror and Frenzy from Shostakovich, Jansons and the Bavarians
Switzerland Shostakovich: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 20.3.2016 (JR)
Gardiner Has a Mission, Obsession and Passion
Switzerland Bach: The English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir, Luzerner Sängerknaben (chorusmaster Eberhard Rex), Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Mark Padmore (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), Hannah Morrison (soprano), Eleanor Minney (alto), Reginald Mobley (alto), Alex Ashworth (bass), Nicholas Mogg (bass), Ashley Riches (bass), Jonathan Sells (bass) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 17.3.2016. (JR)
Russian National Orchestra on Tour in Europe
Switzerland Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns and Glazunov: Russian National Orchestra, Renaud Capuçon (violin), Mikhail Pletnev (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 15.3.16. (JR)
A Feast for Eyes and Ears and an Enjoyable Romp: Le Comte Ory in Zurich
Switzerland Rossini, Le Comte Ory: La Scintilla, Chorus (and extra chorus) of Zurich Opera, 12.3.2016. (JR)
Welser-Möst Sensational in the ‘Alpine Symphony’
Switzerland Messaien, R. Strauss: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Zürich Tonhalle, Zurich 11.3.16. (JR)
Strongly Cast Revival of Flying Dutchman in Zurich
Switzerland Wagner, The Flying Dutchman: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Axel Kober, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 28.2.16. (JR)
Restrained Gabetta, Unrestrained Urbański at Zurich’s Tonhalle
Switzerland Elgar, Shostakovich Tonhalle Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor), Sol Gabetta (cello), Tonhalle Zurich 25.2.16 (JR)