Elihau Inbal mit Mahlers Achten in der Elbphilharmonie

By Christoph Wurzel, 01 May 2017

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Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 28 April 2017

Mahler, Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"

Eliahu Inbal, Conductor

rosalie, Visual artist

Johannes Blum, Dramaturgy

Sarah Wegener, Soprano

Jacquelyn Wagner, Soprano

Heather Engebretson, Soprano

Daniela Sindram, Mezzo-soprano

Dorottya Láng, Soprano

Burkhard Fritz, Tenor

Kartal Karagedik, Baritone

Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Bass

Hamburger Alsterspatzen

Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

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