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Ein Pianist mit Zukunft: Lucas Debargue beim Zürcher Kammerorchester

By Thomas Schacher, 22 April 2026
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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 21 April 2026
Programme
Bacewicz, Sinfonietta for string orchestra
Magin, Concerto no. 4 for piano, strings and timpani
Mozart, Symphony no. 17 in G major, K129
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 14 in E flat major, K449
Performers
Lucas Debargue, Piano
Willi Zimmermann, Violin, Conductor
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
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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.