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Quartett in Reinkultur: Das Quatuor Sine Nomine an der ETH Zürich

By Rolf Kyburz, 21 January 2016
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Reviewed at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich: Semper Aula, Zurich on 19 January 2016
Programme
Arriaga, String Quartet no. 1 in D minor
Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op.108
Borodin, String Quartet no. 2 in D major
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Quatuor Sine Nomine
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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.