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Von Understatement zu packender Virtuosität: Das Trio Zimmermann in der Tonhalle Zürich

By Rolf Kyburz, 15 December 2016
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“abwechslungsreich, unterhaltsam, virtuos”
Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 13 December 2016
Programme
Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV988 (arr. Sitkovetsky)
Performers
Trio Zimmermann
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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.