Switzerland Rachmaninov, Mahler Philharmonia Zurich, Lise de la Salle (piano), Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera House, Zurich 18.2.15 (JR)
John Rhodes
Disappointing Austrian Assault on the Swiss
Switzerland Cerha, Schubert Tonhalle Orchestra, Gustavo Gimeno (conductor), Martin Grubinger (percussion), Tonhalle, Zurich 13.12.14 (JR)
Herlitzius in a Class of Her Own
Switzerland Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor, Peter Tilling, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 22.11.2014 (JR)
photographer, Susanne Schwiertz
Haunting Turn of the Screw Makes its Mark
Switzerland Britten: The Turn of the Screw Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich conductor Constantin Trinks, Zurich Opera 7.11.14 (JR)
Runnicles and Ax Impress all at the Tonhalle
Switzerland Elgar and Brahms Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Emanuel Ax (piano), Donald Runnicles, (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich 6.11.14 (JR)
Eardrums Battered by Caracas Youth Orchestra
Switzerland Revueltas, Castellanos, Shostakovich Youth Orchestra of Caracas, Dietrich Paredes (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich 31.10.14 (JR)
Scintillating Schumann, Shame about the Salonen
Switzerland Brahms, Salonen, Schumann Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Juho Pohjonen (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich 26.10.14 (JR)