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Ever-youthful Emanuel Ax celebrates his 70th birthday at Wigmore Hall

By Nahoko Gotoh, 30 June 2019
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“The Dover's muscular sound blended well with Ax’s warm lyricism”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 25 June 2019
Programme
Schumann, Arabeske in C major, Op.18
Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.47
Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.12
Schumann, Dichterliebe, Op.48
Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44
Performers
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Sir Simon Keenlyside, Baritone
Dover String Quartet
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Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.