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La parenthèse enchantée du Quatuor Belcea à la Philharmonie du Luxembourg

By Augustin Javel, 18 March 2021
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“un jeu dramatique mais sans aucun pathos, restant toujours brillant et digne”
Reviewed at Philharmonie: Grand Auditorium, Luxembourg on 16 March 2021
Programme
Brahms, String Sextet no. 1 in B flat major, Op.18
Brahms, String Sextet no. 2 in G major, Op.36
Performers
Belcea Quartet
Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello
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Augustin Javel
Augustin Javel
Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.