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Messiaens Turangalîla: Kein Eskapismus zum Abschluss des Lucerne Festivals

By Rolf Kyburz, 13 September 2016
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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne on 11 September 2016
Programme
Messiaen, Turangalîla-Symphonie
Performers
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Cynthia Millar, Ondes Martenot
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, 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.