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CANCELLED: Xenon Saxophone Quartet / Sergey Markin / Alina Heinl

Date & Time
Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 20:00
Due to illness this event has had to be cancelled – it will not be rescheduled on an alternative date. Ticket buyers will be informed by e-mail. Under the following link you can find information about ticket price refunds: Information on refunds

Keywords: Chamber Music, Recital

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)
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Musicians

Lukas StappenbeckSoprano saxophone
Anže RupnikAlto saxophone
Sandra RijavecTenor Saxophone
Benjamin ReichelBaritone saxophone
Alina HeinlClarinet
Sergey MarkinPiano

Program

Sergei RachmaninoffSymphonic Dances, Op. 45 / adaptation for saxophone quartet and piano by Sergey Markin and Xenon Quartet
György LigetiSechs Bagatellen / adaptation for saxophone quartet by Fabio Oehrli
Igor StravinskyL’oiseau de feu (Der Feuervogel) / adaptation for clarinet, saxophone quartet and piano by Sebastian Gottschick
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