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Abseits vom Mainstream: 6. Swiss Charity Concert in der Zürcher Tonhalle

By Rolf Kyburz, 12 September 2016
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“Von Beginn weg fielen mir Mira Maria Forons voller Ton auf.”
Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 8 September 2016
Programme
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Dvořák, Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95
Performers
Praga Philharmonic Camerata
Victor Emanuel von Monteton, Conductor
Mira Foron, Violin
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Rolf Kyburz
Rolf Kyburz
Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.