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Lebendige Volksnähe und wiedergewonnene Harmonie: Das Pražák Quartett in Lugano

By Rolf Kyburz, 23 April 2018
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Reviewed at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura: Teatrostudio, Lugano on 21 April 2018
Programme
Webern, Langsamer Satz
Schoenberg, String Quartet in D major
Smetana, String Quartet no.1 in E minor "From my life"
Smetana, String Quartet no. 2 in D minor (Zugabe, Sätze 2 und 4)
Performers
Pražák Quartet
Jana Vonášková-Nováková, Violin
Vlastimil Holek, Violin
Josef Klusoň, Viola
Michal Kaňka, Cello
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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.