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El RIAS-Kammerchor triunfa con Jacobs en el Palau

By Miquel Martínez, 11 April 2017
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Reviewed at Palau de la Música, Barcelona on 10 April 2017
Programme
Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Performers
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Sunhae Im, Soprano
Benno Schachtner, Countertenor
Julian Prégardien, Tenor
Johannes Weisser, Bass-baritone
René Jacobs, Conductor
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Miquel Martínez
Miquel Martínez
Miquel Martínez es Profesor Superior de percusión por el Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, y cursa el Postgrado en la Musikhochschule de Würzburg. Es también Máster en Música como Arte Interdisciplinario por la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Colabora con orquestas españolas como la Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, la Orquesta de Navarra o la Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu. En la actualidad es músico invitado para las temporadas 13/14 y 14/15 en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. Apasionado por el repertorio orquestal, la música contemporánea y la ópera, ha diseñado programas para la dinamización y difusión de la música clásica.