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A Magical Night with Daniel Hope, Lynn Harrel and Maxim Lando with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Music transcends all boundaries, it creates an alter universe where everyone and anyone can share equal space and mood. An artist who can create such an atmosphere with his/her performance becomes a maestro. And, when you are presented with three such maestros, you doubt your reality as it feels surreal. This was what happened at Tonhalle Maag on January 14th. Maxim Lando and Lynn Harrell with Daniel Hope and Zurich Chamber Orchestra served the crowd of Zurich with the most melodious feast on the occasion of The Beethoven year 2020.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, considered of the greatest musicians of all time, died in 1827, almost two centuries ago but his music is still ubiquitous. His music has been inspiring generations after him even now and playing his creation is proof of expertise. The Zurich Orchestra is honoring the German composer and pianist with various concerts through 2019 and 2020 and Daniel Hope with his pronounced brilliance in classical music has composed the music for one of these esteemed performances. The two hours of musical indulgence was composed of Grand Fugue in B flat major, op. 133, arranged for string orchestra, Piano Trio in B flat major, op.11 “Gassenhauer” and Concerto in C major for violin, cello, piano and orchestra op. 56 “Triple Concerto”.
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Sponsored by Amag and Zurcher Kantonalbank, the night was silky and utopian just like the notes from those grand instruments played by Daniel on violin, Lynn on cello and Maxim on piano. Audience were flattered and felt pampered with the three wizards’ take on Beethoven’s masterpieces. The artists received standing ovation for every rendition of the night and the hall echoed with applause and cheers of “Bravo”. It was a night for ears and as the famous Swiss proverb goes, this night truly rinsed what the day had soaped.
Image: Zurich Chamber Orchestra
The tonhalle also arranged a meet and greet for the fans after the show with both soloists and the musicians. Each admirer had their moment with the masters as the three of them patiently signed, clicked and talked for the rest of the night.
