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Mehr als Musik und jenseits von Politik: Barenboim und das WEDO in Luzern

By Rolf Kyburz, 18 August 2017
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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne on 17 August 2017
Programme
Strauss R., Don Quixote, Op.35
Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Encore)
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Sibelius, Valse triste, Op.44 no.1 (Encore)
Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Polonaise (Encore)
Performers
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
Kian Soltani, Cello
Yulia Deyneka, Viola
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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.