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The earthly and the transcendental: Berg and Mahler at the Tonhalle Maag

By Sarah Batschelet, 14 September 2018
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Reviewed at Tonhalle Maag, Zurich on 12 September 2018
Programme
Berg, Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"
Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major
Performers
Janine Jansen, Violin
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor
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Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.