Duo Sulkhanishvili at Gstaad Chapel

By David Karlin, 03 February 2014

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Reviewed at Gstaad Chapel, Gstaad on 3 February 2014

Yusupov, Cultures of the past: 3 Babylon

Dvořák, Legends, Op.59

Brahms, Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op.65

Rachmaninov, 6 Morceaux pour piano à 4 mains, Op.11

Schubert, Rondo in D major, D.608

Ani Sulkhanishvili, Piano

Nia Sulkhanishvili, Piano

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.