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Im Fokus: Die Donaueschinger Musiktage 2014

By Hedy Mühleck, 20 October 2014
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“Für junge Komponisten ist allein nur Klang längst nicht mehr alles.”
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Hedy Mühleck
Hedy Mühleck
Hedy is a former Bachtrack German Editor and Press Liaison. She's a musicologist, a great fan of British music of the 19th and 20th century, a folk musician, bibliophile and a coffee and tea aficionado. She also likes singing, cats, and to make all kinds of sweet treats.