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Le violoncelliste Andreas Brantelid a illuminé le Victoria Hall de son concerto d'Elgar

By Thomas Muller, 13 October 2016
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“Andreas Brantelid suscite chez l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande mille et une nuances.”
Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 12 October 2016
Programme
Wagner, Lohengrin: prelude to Act 1
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Strauss R., Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: Suite
Strauss R., Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op.28
Performers
Andreas Brantelid, Cello
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Marko Letonja, Conductor
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Andreas BrantelidCello Concerto in E minor, Op.85Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: SuiteLohengrin: prelude to Act 1Marko LetonjaOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeRichard StraussRichard WagnerSir Edward ElgarTill Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op.28
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Thomas Muller
Thomas Muller
Podologue spécialisé en Education Thérapeutique du Patient et Diabétologie, chanteur, administrateur de choeur, fondateur d'orchestre et ancien hautboïste amateur, Thomas est passionné de musique et particulièrement vocale. Toujours sensible aux timbres des orchestres et de la capacité des musiciens de développer un chant musical qui provoque chez l'auditeur une émotion vraie, en dehors de tout intellectualisme.