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Hampson and Amsterdam Sinfonietta produce a profound recital in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 31 January 2014
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Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 29 January 2014
Programme
Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4
Brahms, Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), Op.121
Barber, Dover Beach, Op.3
Wolf, Italian Serenade
Schubert, Memnon (Mayrhofer), D.541
Performers
Thomas Hampson, Baritone
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
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Amsterdam SinfoniettaArnold SchoenbergDover Beach, Op.3Franz SchubertHugo WolfItalian SerenadeJohannes BrahmsMemnon (Mayrhofer), D.541Samuel BarberThomas HampsonVerklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), Op.121
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.