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Erstklassige Solisten: Hilary Hahn und das Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in Köln

By Cristina Burack, 29 October 2021
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“die Solopassagen waren mit einer unwiderstehlichen Dringlichkeit und Verzweiflung gefüllt”
Reviewed at Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne on 27 October 2021
Programme
Sibelius, Lemminkäinen's Return, Op.22 no.4 (Andante Lugubre)
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
Performers
Hilary Hahn, Violin
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
Robert Treviño, Conductor
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Cristina Burack
Cristina Burack
Cristina Burack studied piano and flute for many years, before earning her BM in Voice and Opera performance at Northwestern University, with a strong focus on German Lieder, as well as a BA in History. After continuing her vocal studies in Vienna, she turned her professional focus to communications. She is a freelance journalist who particularly enjoys covering the intersection of music, history and politics.