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quartet-lab succeeds at musical experiment in the Concertgebouw

By Sanne Thierens, 25 October 2014
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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 23 October 2014
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Mozart, Quintet for Strings in G minor, K516 (Arr P. Kuusisto)
Biber, Battalia, for strings and continuo (Arr P. Kopatchinskaja)
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, Op.18 no.4
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Sanne Thierens
Sanne Thierens
Sanne is passionate about music and theatre and interested in what happens when the two are combined. She studied Liberal Arts and Sciences with majors in Musicology, Theatre & Media Studies and Piano Performance. After completing her degree at University College Roosevelt (Middelburg, The Netherlands), Sanne moved to London where she obtained an MA degree in Musicology from King’s College, University of London.