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Mitglieder der Münchner Philharmoniker schaffen Spannung im Piano

By Marlene Weyerer, 02 February 2016
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Reviewed at Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich on 31 January 2016
Programme
Webern, Langsamer Satz
Shostakovich, String Quartet no. 9 in E flat major, Op.117
Schubert, String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden", D.810
Performers
Helena Madoka Berg, Violin
Simon Fordham, Violin
Yushan Li, Viola
Sven Faulian, Cello
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Marlene Weyerer
Marlene Weyerer
Marlene, geboren in München, studiert in der selben Stadt Chemie. Da sie aus einer Musikerfamilie kommt, gleicht sie die Naturwissenschaft mit Klavierspielen, Chorsingen und Konzertbesuchen aus. Am liebsten sind ihr dabei Opern und Chorwerke.