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Un match à domicile en déplacement : Martyn Brabbins au Concertgebouw de Bruges

By Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 29 June 2018
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“l’intimité et le silence comme principe directeur”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw Brugge: Concert Hall, Bruges on 3 June 2018
Programme
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Elgar, Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36
Performers
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt, Cello
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Jan-Jakob Delanoye
Jan-Jakob Delanoye
Médecin généraliste, Jan-Jakob Delanoye aime passer du temps en compagnie de l’intemporel – musique classique, opéra, théâtre, littérature, cinéma et arts plastiques. Il propose régulièrement des critiques.