Switzerland Rushton, Mendelssohn, Mahler London Symphony Orchestra, Janine Jansen (violin), Daniel Harding (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 29.5.15 (JR)
LSO on tour: Harding an Accomplished Mahler Advocate
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Haitink Remains Magisterial in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony
Switzerland Mahler: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Bernard Haitink (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 21.5.15 (JR)
Glorious Bruckner Seventh from Dohnányi and the Tonhalle
Switzerland Mozart, Bruckner: Tonhalle Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich 10.5.2015 (JR)
Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra Presents Details of 2015/2016 Season
Tonhalle Orchestra Presents Details of 2015/2016 Season 5.5.15 (JR) At its Press conference today Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra presented details of its new season commencing at the end of August 2015. The main orchestral highlights are set out below but for a full season’s programme visit the orchestra’s website: www.tonhalle-orchester.ch The season kicks off at … Read more
Nagano and the Torture of the Alphorns
Switzerland Haas, Käser, Wicky, Bruckner Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Kent Nagano (conductor), Hornroh Modern Alphorn Quartet (Balthasar Streiff, Lukas Briggen, Jennifer Tauder, Michael Büttler), Tonalle, Zurich 24.4.15 (JR)
Mystery Affliction Affects Violetta – Twice
Switzerland Verdi: La Traviata Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Marco Armiliato, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.4.15 (JR)
LUCERNE FESTIVAL in Summer – An Overview
LUCERNE FESTIVAL in Summer – An Overview 14 August to 13 September 2015 Lucerne, 18 February 2015. The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA will open the Summer Festival with concerts during the first week under the direction of Bernard Haitink and Andris Nelsons. Pierre Boulez has invited Pablo Heras-Casado and Matthias Pintscher to serve as … Read more
Lucerne Festival at Easter: Jansons with the Bavarians and Bruckner
Switzerland Beethoven, Bruckner Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Radu Lupu (piano), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 29.3.15 (JR)
