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Harmonie der Herzen: Julia Fischer und Yulianna Avdeeva am Gstaad-Festival

Julia Fischer und Yulianna Avdeeva
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By Thomas Schacher, 15 July 2024
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“Hinreissend!”
Reviewed at Zweisimmen Church, Zweisimmen on 14 July 2024
Programme
Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 1 in D major, Op.12 no.1
Khachaturian, Sonata for violin and piano
Ysaÿe, Andante in B flat major, Op. posth.
Franck, Violin Sonata in A major
Performers
Julia Fischer, Violin
Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
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Thomas Schacher
Thomas Schacher

Thomas Schacher hat an den Universitäten Zürich und Hamburg Musikwissenschaft und Germanistik studiert. Seine Dissertation behandelt die Idee des Dramatischen bei Hector Berlioz. Zudem absolvierte er an der Musikhochschule Zürich eine Ausbildung in Orgel, Klavier und Chorleitung. Er hat im künstlerischen, wissenschaftlichen, journalistischen und pädagogischen Sektor gearbeitet. Während sieben Jahren war er Assistent am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Uni Bern. Während 25 Jahren, bis zum Sommer 2022, hat er als freier journalistischer Mitarbeiter für das Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung geschrieben. Parallel dazu kam die Arbeit mit einem Kirchen- und einem Konzertchor.