The Showy and the Sublime in Lucerne

Von Sarah Batschelet, 03 Mai 2018

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“a performance full of emotion”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Culture and Congress Centre: Lucerne Hall, Luzern, am 2 Mai 2018

Walton, Scapino, A Comedy Overture

Rachmaninow, Rapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini a-Moll für Klavier und Orchester, Op. 43

Elgar, Symphonie Nr. 1 in As-Dur, Op.55

George Li, Klavier

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

Juanjo Mena, Musikalische Leitung

Salomonisches in Luzern

Rolf Kyburz, 13th January

Das Luzerner Sinfonieorchester bezauberte mit selten gespielten Werken von Respighi und Bloch im KKL.

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Le Nouveau Monde pacifique de Michael Sanderling à Aix

Pierre Michel, 12th April

Si Rudolf Buchbinder a déçu dans le Concerto pour piano n° 1 de Brahms, le chef principal du Luzerner Sinfonieorchester a mené une interprétation hédoniste singulière de la Symphonie « du Nouveau Monde » de Dvořák.

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L'interrogation Chamayou et la maîtrise Sanderling à Gstaad

Rémi Monti, 2nd February

Bertrand Chamayou étonne par ses choix interprétatifs dans le Concerto n° 20 de Mozart, tandis que Michael Sanderling dirige le superbe Luzerner Sinfonieorchester d'une main de maître dans la Symphonie n° 7 de Beethoven.

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TanzLuzern's Swan – a Different Story: without a bird in sight

Graham Watts, 5th May

An inventive and very different approach to Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

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Famous sons of famous fathers with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Hall, 17th April

Almost a case of bringing coals to Newcastle: two works by Brahms, played by a Swiss orchestra and with an Austrian soloist in the composer's home town.

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Martha Argerich returns with thrilling Schumann concerto in Lucerne

Stephen Pritchard, 8th February

Returning to the concert platform after recent illness, Argerich demonstrates why she's still the reigning pianist in Lucerne's “Le Piano symphonique” festival.

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.

The showy and the sublime: George Li and Juanjo Mena in Lucerne