Switzerland Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor), Teo Gheorghiu (piano), Tonhalle, Zurich, 27.10.2012 (JR)
John Rhodes
Jenufa in Zurich: an Auspicious Start to a New Era
Switzerland Janacek: Jenufa: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich and Chorus of Zurich Opera (chorus master Ernst Raffelsberger), Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, 30.9.12 (JR)
Spoiled Beethoven and Strauss from the Tonhalle
Switzerland Beethoven. R. Strauss: Marc-André Hamelin, Tonhalle Orchester, David Zinman (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich 20.9.2012 (JR)
Mahler Munich Philharmonic: Maazel – a Different View from Lucerne
Switzerland Mahler: Lucerne Festival, Munich Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne 9.9.2012 (JR)
LF2: Lucerne Festival Welcomes Nelsons and the CBSO
Switzerland Switzerland Gubaidulina, Shostakovich City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Baiba Skride (violin), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Lucerne 4.9.12 (JR)
Lucerne Festival (LF1) A Question of Faith: Welser-Möst and the Clevelanders
Switzerland Lucerne Festival: Pintscher, Bruckner: The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum , Lucerne 25.8.12 (JR)
Much Fun! Haydn’s “Seasons” in Zurich
Switzerland Haydn: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (bass) Zürcher Singakademie, Tonhalle Zurich, 5.7.2012 (JR)
Two Mighty Works – Jordan at the Tonhalle
Switzerland Brahms, Shostakovich: Arcadi Volodos (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra, Philippe Jordan (conductor), Zurich, 16.5.2012 (JR)