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Uraufführung der Klaviersonate „The Queen“ von Julian Layn

By Rolf Kyburz, 11 September 2015
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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Kleiner Saal, Zurich on 10 September 2015
Programme
Layn, Piano Sonata no. 1, "The Queen"
Layn, Piano Concerto no. 1 "Heavy Clouds Over Vast Wide Open"
Layn, Piano Concerto no. 2 "The Ecocalypse": Skylla & Charybdis
Layn, Impromptu in B minor "The French Course"
Layn, If You Believe
Performers
Julian Layn, Piano
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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.