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John Rhodes

Hard Work for All Concerned: Die Soldaten Opens Zurich Opera Season

28/01/201423/09/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Read more

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Pictorial Alpine Symphony Brought to Life by Zinman and the Tonhalle

23/09/201320/09/2013 by Stan

 SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Mozart, R. Strauss: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Tobias Melle (photographer), David Zinman, (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich

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Lucerne Festival (4): Glorious Bruckner from Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic

23/09/201316/09/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Lucerne Festival Bruckner (4) :  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne   14.9.2013 (JR)

 

 

Lorin Maazel Photo (c) P. Fischli
Lorin Maazel Photo (c) P. Fischli

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Lucerne Festival (3):Jansons’ Mahler 2 Roadshow Reaches Lucerne

23/09/201310/09/2013 by Stan

 Lucerne Festival (3): Mahler  Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (alto), WDR Radio Choir, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor), Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne, 8.9.2013 (JR)

Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern Photo Copyright: Priska Ketterer.
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
Photo Copyright: Priska Ketterer.

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Categories Concert Reviews, Festivals, Previously Published Tags John Rhodes, Lucerne

Lucerne Festival (2) Thielemann’s Mixed Blessing: Bruckner 5

09/10/201307/09/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland   Lucerne Festival (2): Eisler  Bruckner,  Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Thomas Hampson (baritone) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne  5.9.2012

 

Christian Thielemann  copyright Matthias Creutziger
Christian Thielemann
copyright Matthias Creutziger

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Lucerne Festival (1): Moving Mahler from Gatti and the Concertgebouw

09/09/201302/09/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland    Lucerne Festival  Mahler:  Concertgebouw, Daniele Gatti (conductor) Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne, 1.9.2013 (JR)

 

Luzern Lucerne Festival Photo:  Lucerne Board of Tourism
Luzern Lucerne Festival Photo: Lucerne Board of Tourism

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Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich Season Opens with a Clash

11/03/202302/09/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Tan Dun, Respighi: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Martin Grubinger (percussion) / David Zinman (conductor), Tonhalle, Zurich  31.8.2013 (JR)

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Bittersweet Rosenkavalier at Zurich Festival Lacks Magic and Eroticism

01/07/2013 by Stan

SwitzerlandSwitzerland  R. Strauss, Rosenkavalier : Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Fabio Luisi, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 30.6.2013. (JR)

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