Pierrot Lunaire à Kings Place

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 06 March 2014

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 4 March 2014

Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire

Jane Manning, Soprano

Marie Jaermann, Soprano

Katie Coventry, Mezzo-soprano

Alberto Portugheis, Piano

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Elodie Olson-Coons

Originaire de Lorraine, Elodie Olson-Coons a fait ses études littéraires à Cambridge. Mezzo-soprano et pianiste, elle est particulièrement intéressée par la musique contemporaine et vocale.