Singing & Playing the Piano: Lucie Horsch & Thomas Oliemans

Date & Time

Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 20:00

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Recital Hall (Amsterdam)

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Keywords: Chamber Music, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)

Musicians

Lucie Horsch	Vocals, Piano
Thomas Oliemans	Piano, Vocals

Program

Gabriel Fauré	Dolly Suite
Maurice Ravel	Histoires naturelles
Maurice Ravel	Ma mère l'oye, cinq pièces enfantines
Maurice Ravel	Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Johannes Brahms	Es rauschet das Wasser
Johannes Brahms	Zigeunerlieder
Franz Schubert	Fantasia in f minor, D 940

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