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Académie Piano-Piano : Elisabeth Leonskaja

Date & Time
Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 14:30
Info & Ticket (sallecortot.com)
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Musicians

Elisabeth LeonskajaPiano
Arthur AncellePiano
Philippe CassardPiano
Gil GarburgPiano
Ludmila BerlinskaïaPiano
Aleksandra Pazdyga-ChojnackaPiano
Michał ChojnackiPiano
Susanna De SecondiPiano
Elias OpferkuchPiano
Sophie BoucheauPiano
Arthur CoatalenPiano
Paul LecocqPiano
Martin JaspardPiano

Program

Œuvres pour 2 pianos
Œuvres pour 4 mains
Robert Schumann
Franz Schubert
Chaminade
Francis Poulenc
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