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Deftiges und Erhabenes: Michael Zukernik und die Pannonische Philharmonie in Genf

By Rolf Kyburz, 29 December 2015
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Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 27 December 2015
Programme
Orff, Carmina Burana
Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Performers
Hungarian Festival Chorus
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Zukernik, Conductor
Jonathan Sells, Baritone
Jan Jakub Monowid, Countertenor
Katarzyna Jagiełło, Soprano
Kinga Dobay, Soprano
Sascha Kramer, Tenor
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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.