Mehldau and Bostridge’s tone-deaf folly at the Konzerthaus

By Chanda VanderHart, 14 April 2023

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Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Mozart Saal, Vienna on 13 April 2023

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Chanda VanderHart

Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.