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Aus dem Vollen schöpfend: Konstantin Scherbakov in Zürich

By Rolf Kyburz, 14 April 2017
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“Klavierkunst, wie man sie selten hört”
Reviewed at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich: Semper Aula, Zurich on 11 April 2017
Programme
Tchaikovsky, 18 morceaux for piano, Op.72 (Auswahl)
Tchaikovsky, Piano sonata no. 1 "Grand Sonate" in G major, Op.37
Lyapunov, 12 transcendental studies, Op.11 (Auswahl)
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Konstantin Scherbakov, 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.