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Murray Perahia and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields at the Salzburg Festival

By Larissa Schütz, 25 August 2014
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“This concert shows Beethovens despair about his powerlessness in the face of poor health”
Reviewed at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg on 23 August 2014
Programme
Works by Mendelssohn
Works by Haydn
Works by Beethoven
Performers
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, Piano
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Larissa Schütz
Larissa Schütz
Larissa Schütz lebt und studiert Musikwissenschaft in der Mozartstadt Salzburg. Neben der Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts schlägt ihr Herz aber auch für das Musikdrama Wagners und dessen Zeit. Wenn sie nicht gerade im Konzertsaal sitzt, moderiert sie eine Musiksendung bei einem Salzburger Radiosender.