Schoenberg sells out in Tokyo

Por Robert Markow, 20 noviembre 2016

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“The music stole in soft as a baby’s breath, gentle as a summer breeze”

Crítica hecha desde Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo el 19 noviembre 2016

Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80

Dutilleux, L'Arbre des songes, violin concerto

Schönberg, Pelleas und Melisande, Op.5

Sayaka Shoji, Violín

Kazushi Ono, Dirección

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Robert Markow

Formerly a horn player in the Montreal Symphony, Robert Markow now writes programme notes for that orchestra and for many other musical organizations. He taught at Montreal’s McGill University for many years, has led music tours to several countries, and has written for numerous leading classical music journals.

Schoenberg sells out in Tokyo: Kazushi Ono conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra