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Mariss Jansons and the BRSO bring seldom performed works to Lucerne

By Sarah Batschelet, 25 March 2018
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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne on 24 March 2018
Programme
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Hummel, Trumpet concerto in E major (or E flat major)
Beethoven, Mass in C major, Op.86
Performers
Mariss Jansons, Conductor
Martin Angerer, Trumpet
Julia Kleiter, Soprano
Gerhild Romberger, Mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner, Tenor
Florian Boesch, Baritone
Bavarian Radio Choir
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Bavarian Radio ChoirBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraChristian ElsnerFlorian BoeschGerhild RombergerIgor StravinskyJohann Nepomuk HummelJulia KleiterLudwig van BeethovenMariss JansonsMass in C major, Op.86Symphony in Three MovementsTrumpet concerto in E major (or E flat major)
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Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.