Switzerland Bach, Pärt, Praetorius (arr. Sandström): Malin Hartelius (soprano), Christina Daletska (alto), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Ludwig Mittelhammer (bass), Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Orchestra La Scintilla / Florian Helgath (conductor and chorus master), Kirche St. Jakob, Zurich 7.12.2018. (JR)
Zurich
Very Enjoyable Hungarian Night at the Tonhalle
Switzerland Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bartók: Joshua Bell (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 6.12.2018. (JR)

Unearthed Berwald Songs Followed by Shani’s Inspiring Mahler
Switzerland Berwald, Mahler: Lisa Larsson (soprano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Lahav Shani (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 29.11.2018. (JR)

Gemischter Chor Zürich Perform Puccini’s Youthful Messa di Gloria
Switzerland Puccini, Donizetti: Gemischter Chor Zürich, Musikkollegium Winterthur / Joachim Krause (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 25.11.2018. (CCr)

Swedish RSO and Harding on European Tour in Zurich
Switzerland Pettersson, Schumann, Beethoven: Veronika Eberle (violin). Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 19.11.2018. (JR)

Hänsel und Gretel: A Clever Carsen Production Lacks Charm
Switzerland Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Children’s Chorus and Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Markus Poschner (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.11.2018. (JR)

Wayne Marshall and Philharmonia Zürich Argue Well for Bernstein-the-Composer
Switzerland Bernstein: Bartłomiej Nizioł (violin), Lev Sivkov (cello), Philharmonia Zürich / Wayne Marshall (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 11.11.2018. (CCr)

A Theatrical Coup Hoping for a Political One: Serebrennikov’s Così
Switzerland Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Cornelius Meister (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 4.11.2018. (CCr)
