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Schubert + Staar + (Strauss x 2) = Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst at Carnegie Hall

By Jacob Slattery, 27 February 2017
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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 24 February 2017
Programme
Schubert, Die Zauberharfe
Staar, Time Recycling
Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Strauss II, Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op.410
Performers
Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
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Jacob Slattery
Jacob Slattery
Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.