A tightly co-ordinated Messiah in Stockholm

By Marco Rep, 01 December 2017

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Reviewed at Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, Stockholm on 29 November 2017

Handel, Messiah

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

Musica Vitae

Fredrik Malmberg, Conductor

Karin Dahlberg, Soprano

Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzo-soprano

Anders Dahlin, Tenor

Jakob Högström, Baritone

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French Baroque in Stockholm

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Marco Rep

Marco studies musicology at Uppsala University in Sweden and has a passion for the symphonic repertoire, lieder and opera. Besides music, he is highly interested in languages and philosophy and swims quite a lot. Possible PhD topic? Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich rank highest on the list.