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Eva Wetzel

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Rising star Eva Wetzel, fresh out of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, takes you on a musical journey through Hamburgs history!She brings to life a diverse array of soundmarks from the 19th century to the present day through violin and piano!German rising star violinist Eva Wetzel makes her debut with a unique concept album focusing on composers with ties to the northern German port city of Hamburg. The title, 5333’N 959’E, refers to Hamburgs coordinates; the album was created with the theme of unraveling the citys history and the lives of its people not through visual landmarks, but through musical soundmarks.The program ranges from works by Hamburg-born masters such as Brahms and Fanny Hensel (sister of Felix Mendelssohn) to pieces by contemporary masters like Schnittke and Gubaidulina, who spent their later years in the city, It also includes rare works by Felicitas Kuckucka Jewish co