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Silberglanz und Hochspannung mit Regula Mühlemann und Joshua Bell

By Rolf Kyburz, 24 October 2016
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“das schwungvolle, emphatische Spiel wirkte elektrisierend”
Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 22 October 2016
Programme
Mozart, Exsultate, jubilate, K165 (K158a)
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Performers
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Joshua Bell, Violin
Regula Mühlemann, Soprano
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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.