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Fischer dirige l'OSR dans un concert d'oeuvres rares

By Johann Vacher, 05 June 2014
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“De très bonnes intentions et de très beaux moment”
Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 4 June 2014
Programme
Debussy, Le Martyre de saint Sébastien: symphonic fragments
Jarrell, Emergences (Nachlese VI) pour violoncelle et orchestre (Création Suisse)
Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette, choral symphony (Extraits symphoniques)
Performers
Thierry Fischer, Conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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Johann Vacher
Johann Vacher
Johann Vacher est un pianiste français étudiant sur Genève. Egalement comédien et compositeur, il s'intéresse aussi bien au grand répertoire classique qu'aux spectacles transdisciplinaires et à la création.