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Postromantik auf Schmeichelkurs? Sol Gabetta und Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Zürich

By Rolf Kyburz, 26 April 2016
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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 25 April 2016
Programme
Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini, Op.32
Shostakovich, Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, Op.126
Casals, El cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds) (Encore)
Prokofiev, Symphony no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.131
Shostakovich, Suite from The Gadfly for orchestra, Op.97a: Volksfest (Encore)
Performers
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Sol Gabetta, Cello
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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.