A new ensemble performs Schubert in a deserted Wigmore Hall

Por Zoltán Szabó, 11 enero 2021

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“Collins... seemed not to need a new breath for extended passages”

Crítica hecha desde Wigmore Hall, Londres el 8 enero 2021

Schubert, Octeto en fa mayor, D.803

Wigmore Soloists

Isabelle van Keulen, Violín

Laura Samuel, Violín

Timothy Ridout, Viola

Kristina Blaumane, Violonchelo

Tim Gibbs, Contrabajo

Michael Collins, Clarinete

Robin O'Neill, Fagot

Alberto Menéndez Escribano, Trompa

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*****

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****1

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.