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John Rhodes

Scintillating Schumann, Shame about the Salonen

07/11/201426/10/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Brahms, Salonen, Schumann  Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Juho Pohjonen (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich  26.10.14 (JR)

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Tchaikovsky Orchestra Impresses, Unsurprisingly, with….Tchaikovsky

07/11/201425/10/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland   Brahms, Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor) Tonhalle, Zurich 24.10.14 (JR)

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Stunning Schéhérazade by Altinoglu and the Tonhalle

22/10/201421/10/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland    Rimsky-Korsakov  Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Tonhalle, Zurich, 16-10-2914  (JR)

Alain Altinoglu  Photo (Fred Toulet)
Alain Altinoglu
Photo (Fred Toulet)

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Serbian Night at Carnegie Hall

02/11/201414/10/2014 by John Rhodes

United StatesUnited States  Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Sibelius  Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Muhai Tang (conductor), Zeljko Lucic (Baritone), Carnegie Hall, New York  10.9.2014 (JR)

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 Unmemorable Berlin Philharmonic Concert at Carnegie Hall

22/10/201413/10/2014 by John Rhodes

United StatesUnited StatesSchumann, Haas  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York 10.6.2014 (JR)

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Superb Shostakovich from Sanderling and the Tonhalle

06/10/201402/10/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Haydn, Hartmann, Kurtág, Shostakovich   Tonhalle Orchestra, Michael Sanderling (conductor), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Tonhalle  Zurich  26.9.2014  (JR)

Michael Sanderling Photo: Marco Borggreve
Michael Sanderling
Photo: Marco Borggreve

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Catchy Poulenc, Grandiose Berlioz Catchy Poulenc, Grandiose Berlioz

06/10/201425/09/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Poulenc, Berlioz  Tonhalle Orchestra (conductor Charles Dutoit), Erin Wall (soprano), Paul Groves (tenor), Zürcher Sing-Akademie (chorus-master Tim Brown), Zürcher Sängerknaben (chorus-master Konrad von Aarburg)  Tonhalle  Zurich  19.9.14 (JR)

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Lucerne Festival (4):Vienna Philharmonic Impresses but Dudamel Disappoints

25/09/201425/09/2014 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Lucerne Festival (4)  Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky    Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Volkhard Steude (violin) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne    14.9.2014 (JR)

Dudamel (c) Vern Evans Photo
Dudamel (c) Vern Evans Photo

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