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Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Sixth Symphony swagger and sparkle in Berlin

By Christie Franke, 26 December 2014
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Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 23 December 2014
Programme
Beethoven, Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op.56
Beethoven, Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op.68
Performers
Marek Janowski, Conductor
Carolin Widmann, Violin
Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Cello
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Christie Franke
Christie Franke
Christie Franke is a Berlin-based writer and opera lover. Her blog, Tiny Doom’s Opernpalais, chronicles her adventures as an opera-lover and writer, serving as discussion ground for character profiles, operatic plot holes, and the magic of music in everyday life.