Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Wien

By Simon Haasis, 12 April 2016

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Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Großer Saal, Vienna on 11 April 2016

Widmann, Con Brio, concert overture for orchestra

Brahms, Double Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.102

Dvořák, Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88

Dvořák, Slavonic dances second series for piano, Op.72 (Excerpt)

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Lisa Batiashvili, Violin

Lionel Bringuier, Conductor

Gautier Capuçon, Cello

Sonic brilliance and immersive energy from the Tonhalle in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 16th March

At the Elbphilharmonie, a programme of Ligeti, Adams and Lutosławski showcases the power of modern orchestral music to engage both intellectually and emotionally.

*****

Bracing Beethoven at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 8th September

Now in its 23rd year, the festival offers a broader perspective on its namesake's influences and music as this program by the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and Paavo Järvi demonstrates.

****1

Bright and breezy Dvořák as the Tonhalle returns to the Proms

Mark Pullinger, 30th August

A familiar face on the London scene, Paavo Järvi brings the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich to the Proms for the first time since 2014.

****1

Fledgling Schubert and domesticated Strauss brighten up the Tonhalle

Sarah Batschelet, 8th February

Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra give a stunning performance of works by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss under guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst.

****1

Berlioz and Brahms brighten up the Tonhalle

Sarah Batschelet, 27th January

The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich plays Schoenberg's orchestration of Brahms' G minor Piano Quartet, while Antoine Tamestit joins the orchestra as wandering soloist in Berlioz' Harold in Italy.

****1

Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle show their class at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 12th November

Fazıl Say's Mozart is an acquired taste, but Paavo Järvi's Bruckner is a masterclass in how to conduct this composer.

****1

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Simon Haasis

Simon Haasis ist Musik- und Kulturwissenschaftler, der in Wien lebt und arbeitet. Auf der Zielgerade zu seiner Dissertation befindlich, macht er das Wiener Konzert- und Opernleben unsicher, indem er stets auf der Suche nach ausgewählten Raritäten von der Renaissancemusik bis zur neuesten Avantgarde ist. Besonders angetan hat es ihm das Musiktheater in seinen vielfältigen Ausdrucksformen. Neben publizistischer und vortragender Tätigkeit lehrt er derzeit an der Universität Wien zur französischen Operngeschichte.

Erfrischende Musikalität: Das Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich im Wiener Konzerthaus