Zee Zee's piano recital lights up Lucerne Festival

By Sarah Batschelet, 01 September 2021

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Reviewed at Lukaskirche, Lucerne on 31 August 2021

Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Schoenberg, 3 Pieces for piano, Op.11

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Première année, S 160: Suisse: Vallée d'Obermann

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este, S 163 no. 4

Liszt, Venezia e Napoli: Tarantella

Zee Zee, Piano

Järvi and the HK Phil: swans in Sibelius, sparkle in Liszt

Christopher Halls, 7th April

The Hong Kong Philharmonic under Paavo Järvi seduce with delicious Strauss, a mighty Sibelius Fifth and Zee Zee’s vibrant Liszt Piano Concerto no. 2.

****1

Zee Zee’s furious fireworks in Liszt with the Hong Kong Philharmonic

Christopher Halls, 5th May

Zee Zee dazzles Hongkongers in Liszt's First Piano Concerto and the HK Phil excels in Brahms with Austrian conductor, Christoph Koncz.

*****

Fairy dust and explosives in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 10th October

While the Tonhalle’s concert season officially began about a month ago, Paavo Järvi launched his own appointment here with demanding repertoire that met with great enthusiasm.

****1

Prom 51: A missed opportunity to unlock the power of classical music

Hazel Rowland, 25th August

Jac van Steen and the Ulster Orchestra attempt to entice new audiences to classical music, with mixed results.

***11

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

Subtle magic: Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday in Berlin

Zenaida des Aubris, 3rd May

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin.

*****

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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.