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A dynamic Rushton première, Mendelssohn and Mahler from the LSO in Lucerne

By Sarah Batschelet, 30 May 2015
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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne on 28 May 2015
Programme
Rushton, Being Mahler's Fifth Symphony
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Janine Jansen, Violin
Daniel Harding, Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
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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.