Switzerland Chopin, Szymanowski: Carillon Quartet, Yoshiko Iwai (piano), Kleiner Saal, Tonhalle Zurich, 6.12.2015. (RP)
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John Eliot Gardiner’s Fine Zurich Debut with the Tonhalle Orchestra
Switzerland Janáček & Dvořák: Tonhalle Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Monteverdi Choir, Luba Orgonášová (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (alto), Pavel Černoch (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass), Peter Solomon (organ), Tonhalle Zurich 5.12.15. (JR)
Nina Stemme’s Zurich Recital – Dramatic and Loud!
Switzerland Brahms, Mahler, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger, Sibelius: Liederabend, Nina Stemme (soprano), Matti Hirvonen (piano), Zürich Opernhaus, Zurich, 3.12.2015. (RP)
Venezuelan and Russian Whirlwinds Hit Lake Zurich
Switzerland Brahms, Shostakovich Philharmonia Zurich, Anna Vinnitskaya (piano), Rafael Payare (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 29.11.15 (JR)
Colourful Pot-Pourri From Bringuier and the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich
Switzerland Mendelssohn, Ravel and Mahler: Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Matthias Goerne (baritone), Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 5.11.15. (JR)
Bustling Scandinavian Bohème Confounds the Critics
Switzerland Puccini: La Bohème: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 1.11.2015 (JR)
Bringuier’s Brahms 2 and Batiashvili’s Sibelius Concerto Impress in Zurich
Switzerland Ravel, Sibelius, Brahms: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich, 31.10.15 (JR)
Philharmonia on Tour in Switzerland Impress with First-Rate Eroica.
Switzerland Dubugnon, Brahms and Beethoven: Philharmonia Orchestra, Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Tonhalle Zurich 27.10.15 (JR)