Classics at Klosters from Onofri and the Munich Chamber Orchestra

Soloists Anna Stéphany, Judith Spiesser, Werner Güra and James Atkinson

Enrico Onofri

By Roy Westbrook, 27 July 2025

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“the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, singing with fervour and power, but also precision and feeling”

Reviewed at Arena Klosters, Klosters on 26 July 2025

Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op.62

Mozart, Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550

Haydn, Mass no. 11 in D Minor "Nelson Mass” or "Missa in Angustiis", Hob XXII:11

Enrico Onofri, Conductor

Judith Spiesser, Soprano

Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano

Werner Güra, Tenor

James Atkinson, Baritone

Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Munich Chamber Orchestra

Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 18th February

In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.

*****

Ballett Zürich: Timekeepers is an evening of contrasts

Maggie Foyer, 20th January

A diverse triple bill, both musically and choreographically, this has been a gamble that's paid off.

****1

Britten at apocalyptic proportions in the Tonhalle Zürich

Sarah Batschelet, 7th October

A stunning performance of Britten’s War Requiem makes for a night to remember in Zurich.

****1

Magical Mendelssohn from Järvi and the Tonhalle in Zurich

Simon Thompson, 21st May

Isserlis makes the most convincing case you could imagine for Schumann, while Järvi and his orchestra have a great time in Mendelssohn

****1

Epiphany and comfort: Bach’s St Matthew Passion lights up Lucerne

Sarah Batschelet, 28th March

La Scintilla and the Zürcher Sing-Akademie performs Bach at the KKL hall in Lucerne.

****1

New at the Zurich helm, Paavo Järvi points north

Sarah Batschelet, 2nd October

Paavo Järvi launches his tenure as Chief Conductor of Zurich’s fine Tonhalle Orchestra with works by Arvo Pärt and Jean Sibelius.

****1

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.

Classics at Klosters: Enrico Onofri and the Munich Chamber Orchestra