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Arvo Pärt et Dhafer Youssef, une alliance inattendue.

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 26 April 2014
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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 24 April 2014
Programme
Programme to include:
Pärt, Symphony no. 3
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi, Conductor
Dhafer Youssef, Oud
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Elodie Olson-Coons
Elodie Olson-Coons
Originaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.