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Eva-Maria Karbacher, born in Zurich in 1992, is a saxophone player and improviser working in the fields of free improvisation, contemporary music and jazz.
Her music explores all the different sound possibilities of the saxophone and combines them
with melodic elements. Improvisation and a curiosity for finding new sounds is at the core of
her musical work.
Eva-Maria Karbacher performed all over Europe (AUT, BEL, CH, DE, DNK, ESP, FR, GR, RUS) as a solo improviser as well as in various formations and ensembles. She currently plays with the Duo Karbacher-Vryzas (with Dimos Vryzas, violin), the Trio UMIAK (with Alfred Zimmerlin, Cello and Christian Moser, Oud), the Duo Interrupted Lava (with Lara Süß, voice), the Duo Around the Corner (with Victor Barceló, percussion) and the Unorthodoxjukebox Orchestra.
Eva-Maria Karbacher has performed a.o. at the reMusik.org Festival St. Petersburg, the Jazzwerkstatt Bern, the Festival ZeitRäume Basel, the Hugo Panzer Festival and the Jazzclub Moods Zürich.
Interested in interdisciplinary work, she collaborated regularly with dancers such as Maya M. Carroll, Gianna Grünig, Bettina Neuhaus and Maja Zimmerlin.
Eva-Maria Karbacher studied classical saxophone and music education at the Hochschule Luzern as well as in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler. Later on she broadened her abilities as an improviser at the Musikakademie Basel with a Master of Arts in Specialised Musical Performance in the improvisation class of Alfred Zimmerlin and Fred Frith. Currently she is obtaining a Certificate of Advanced Study in Jazz Performance at the Hochschule Luzern.
She is part of the FIM Basel which organises a monthly concert series for free improvised music in Basel.
Eva-Maria Karbacher is currently based in Basel, Switzerland.
23 JUN'23
Album Release Concert "Ochotona Calls" Eva-Maria Karbacher solo
20:00 kHaus Forum, Basel, Switzerland
22 APR'23
STANSER MUSIKTAGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET UNEVEN SAME Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
19:00 Klostersaal, Stans, Switzerland
08 APR'23
AMIX #1 Eva-Maria Karbacher Solo
20:00 pm for address, Basel, Switzerland
01 APR'23
AGUAS VIVAS AND SAADET TÜRKÖZ @ SYNAPS with Diego Aguirre, Samuel Dühsler, Marco von Orelli, Pio Schürmann, Marina Tantanozi, Saadet Türköz
18:00 Brocki Irma und Fred, Basel, Switzerland
24 MAR'23
New Perspectives II with unorthodoxjukebox orchestra
19:30 Jazzcampus Basel, Utengasse 15, Basel, Switzerland
03 MAR'23
New Perspectives I with unorthodoxjukebox orchestra
19:30 Jazzcampus Basel, Utengasse 15, Basel, Switzerland
15 FEB'23
EVA-MARIA KARBACHER SOLO Solo Improvisation
19:00 Kulturmuseum St. Gallen, Museumstrasse 50, St.Gallen, Switzerland
17 DEC'22
Siedl-Karbacher with Robin Siedl
18:00 ZHdK, Konzertsaal 1, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zurich, Switzerland
03 DEC'22
ZIMMERLIN-MOSER-KARBACHER with Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser
20:00 Musikwerkstatt Basel Werkstattkonzert, Konzertraum Horst, Theodorskirchplatz 7, Basel, Switzerland
19 NOV'22
INTERRUPTED LAVA with Lara Süß, Marianne Schuppe
17:00 Wilde Gallery, Angensteinerstrasse 37, Basel, Switzerland
11 NOV'22
INTERRUPTED LAVA with Lara Süß
20:15 WIM Zürich, Magnusstrasse 5, Zurich, Switzerland
10 NOV'22
INTERRUPTED LAVA with Lara Süß, Catalina Gutiérrez
TBA Buckblech, Saarbrücken, Germany
29 OKT' 22
DUO KARBACHER-VRYZAS with Dimos Vryzas
20:00 Wohnzimmerkonzert SWAG Vol. 3, Hagenholzstrasse 106a, Zürich, Switzerland
18 JUN'22
IT IS WHAT IT ISN’T with Tizia Zimmermann
20:00 WURM, Flatterschafft, Solothurnerstrasse 4, Basel, Switzerland
21 MAY'22
Vernissage : « Laubsack ond Luxus » Solo Improvisation
14:00 Appenzeller Brauchstumsmuseum, Urnäsch, Switzerland
12Apr'22
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 Stress Studio, Athens, Greece
08 Apr'22
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 Studio Pellizco, Thessaloniki, Greece
03 Apr'22
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas with Dimos Vryzas
18:00 Atomic Café, Bahnhofplatz 5, Biel, Switzerland
01 Apr'22
Eva-Maria Karbacher Solo Solo Improvisation
12:30 Sax am Mittag, Wasserkirche, Limmatquai 31, Zürich, Switzerland
30 Mar'22
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas feat. Stefanie Ernie with Dimos Vryzas, Stefanie Ernie
20:00 WURM, Flatterschafft, Solothurnerstrasse 4, Basel, Switzerland
25 Mar'22
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
20:00 Bau3, Dornacherstrasse 192, Basel, Switzerland
24 Mar'22
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
20:00 Bau3, Dornacherstrasse 192, Basel, Switzerland
19 Mar'22
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
20:00 Punto Rosso, Vial da la Stazion, Poschiavo, Switzerland
05 Mar'22
saxophone quartet uneven same ALBUM RELEASE Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
TBA Neubad Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
23 Feb'22
saxophone quartet uneven same Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
21:15 Jazzwerkstatt Bern, Turnhalle im PROGR, Bern, Switzerland
20 Jan'22
Synaps#4 with Lukas Huber, Anna-Kaisa Meklin, Mathilde Raemy
19:00 Synaps#4, Metallbau, Basel, Switzerland
17 Dec'21
Duo Around the Corner with Victor Barcelo
19:00 Konservatorium Winterthur, Konzertsaal, Winterthur, Switzerland
19 Nov'21
Zimmerlin-Moser-Karbacher with Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser
20:00 WIM Zürich, Magnusstrasse 5, Zurich, Switzerland
07 Nov'21
Floating Categories Compositions by Fürg Frey, with Fürg Frey, Kevin Sommer, Annika Granlund, Paula Häni, Lara Alarcon, Diego Kohn, Cyrill Ferrari, Johanna Pärli, Victor Barcelo, Lukas Briner
19:00 Piano Lounge, Aarau, Switzerland
29 Oct'21
saxophone quartet uneven same Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
20:00 Couchkonzert, Sonnhalde 9, Baden, Switzerland
22 Oct'21
saxophone quartet uneven same Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
20:00 Unternehmen Mitte, Gerbergasse 30, Basel, Switzerland
19 Oct'21
saxophone quartet uneven same Compositions by Thomas K.J. Mejer, with Manuela Villiger, Vera Wahl, Silke Strahl
20:00 Mullbau, Luzern, Switzerland
10 Oct'21
unorthodoxjukebox orchestra with unorthodoxjukebox orchestra
20:20 FIM Basel, H95 Raum für Kultur, Basel, Switzerland
24 Sep'21
Zuspitzungen Soloimprovisation
19:00 Lindensaal, Heiden, Switzerland
21 Aug'21
UMIAK @ it is what it isn’t with Christian Moser
20:00 Courtyard of Peter Merian-Strasse 27, Basel, Switzerland
24 Jul'21
Hugo Panzer Festival with Silber Ingold, Noah Grädel
15:00 Alp Colm, Tinizong, Switzerland
23 Jul'21
Hugo Panzer Festival with Silber Ingold
19:00 Alp Colm, Tinizong, Switzerland
11 Jul'21
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
19:00 Rotes Haus, Industriestasse 6, Lucern, Switzerland
09 Jul'21
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
20:00 Hochregallager, Ostermundigenstrasse 103, Bern, Switzerland
08 Jul'21
Triune Heart and UMIAK with Maya M. Caroll, Gianna Grüning, Bettina Neuhaus, Alfred Zimmerlin, Christian Moser, Aurora Rodriguez
20:00 Hochregallager, Ostermundigenstrasse 103, Bern, Switzerland
25 May'21
Trio expanded with Christian Moser, Eleonora Musella, Gianna Grüning, Laura Imperiali
20:15 FIM Basel, H95 Raum für Kultur, Basel, Switzerland
07 Nov'20
musikwerkstatt basel werkstattkonzert with Marina Tantanozi
19:00 Konzertraum Horst, Theodorskirchplatz 7, Basel, Switzerland
18 Sep'20
it is what is isn’t Solo Improvisation
20:00 Courtyard of Peter Merian-Strasse 27, Basel, Switzerland
14 Apr'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas Greek Tour
with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 Stress Studio, Athens, Greece
13 Apr'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
It comes in many shapes Greek Tour
with Dimos Vryzas, Maja Zimmerlin and Kritonas Anastasopoulos
21:00 Epikentro, Patra, Greece
09 Apr'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas Greek Tour
with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 KET TV Control Center, Athens, Greece
08 Apr'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas Greek Tour
with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 Polytechno, Corfu, Greece
06 Apr'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas Greek Tour
with Dimos Vryzas
21:00 Facta Non Verba, Thessaloniki, Greece
19 Mar'20
🚫 Cancelled 😷
unorthodoxjukebox orchestra
20:30 The Lab, Spitalstrasse 32, Basel, Switzerland
07 Mar'20
It comes in many shapes with Alfred Zimmerlin, Maja Zimmerlin and Kritonas Anastasopoulos
20:00 Zirkusquartier, Flurstrasse 85, Zürich, Switzerland
27 Feb'20
DAZ Kinteto with Diego Aguirre, Dimos Vryzas, Pio Schürmann and Victor Barcelo
20:30 The Lab, Spitalstrasse 32, Basel, Switzerland
25 Feb'20
It comes in many shapes with Dimos vryzas and Maja Zimmerlin
20:00 FIM Basel, Unternehmen Mitte, Basel, Switzerland
13 Feb'20
unorthodoxjukebox orchestra with unorthodoxjukebos orchestra
20:30 The Lab, Spitalstrasse 32, Basel, Switzerland
09 Feb'20
Vernissage Stirnwand: Hella Sturzenegger Solo Improvisation
14:00 Zeughaus Teufen, Zeughausplatz 1, Teufen, Switzerland
20 Dec'19
Joyful Noise Orchestra The big formation consists of 20 highly independent and musicly diverse individualists from the free imporvisaiton scene in Biel and guests from all over Switzerland.
20:30 Le Singe, Biel, Switzerland
19 Dec'19
Joyful Noise Orchestra The big formation consists of 20 highly independent and musicly diverse individualists from the free imporvisaiton scene in Biel and guests from all over Switzerland.
20:30 Le Singe, Biel, Switzerland
18 Dec'19
Joyful Noise Orchestra The big formation consists of 20 highly independent and musicly diverse individualists from the free imporvisaiton scene in Biel and guests from all over Switzerland.
20:30 Le Singe, Biel, Switzerland
12 Dec'19
unorthodoxjukebox orchestra with unorthodoxjukebos orchestra
20:30 The Lab, Spitalstrasse 32, Basel, Switzerland
13 Nov'19
Aguirre-Karbacher-Vryzas with Diego Aguirre and Dimos Vryzas
The Lab, Basel, Switzerland
27 Sep'19
Tagung «Freie Improvisation» with: Benjamin Brodbeck, Markus Lauterburg, Raphael Loher, Sebastian Strinning, Linda Vogel, Celine Giulia Voser
Theater Pavillon, Luzern, Switzerland
13 Sep'19
ZeitRäume Festival with Paula Sanchez, Ludovica Bizzarri, Mikael Szafirowski, Soundinstallation: Elisabeth Flunger
Unternehmen Mitte, Basel, Switzerland
15 Jun'19
It comes in many shapes, with: Lito Anastasopoulou, Maja Zimmerlin, Dimos Vryzas
20:00 Haekem Theater, Brüssel, Belgium
09 Jun'19
Attacca Festival für aktuelle Musik Solo Improvisation, Duo Around the Corner with Victor Barcelo
Hochschule für Musik FHNW, Basel, Switzerland
03 Jun'19
Lundi Gras with Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
01 Jun'19
Trio expanded @ Zeithüllen with Christian Moser, Eleonora Musella, Gianna Grüning, Laura Imperiali, Luise Hakim, Andrea Berchtold
Turm Schloss Holligen, Bern, Switzerland
22 May'19
Duo Around the Corner @ ReMusik.org Festival with Victor Barcelo
Alexandrinsky Theater New Stage, St. Petersburg, Russia
06 May'19
Lundi Gras With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
19 Apr'19
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
Vitruvian Thing, Thessaloniki, Greece
16 Apr'19
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
Chimeres, Athens, Greece
12 Apr'19
Duo Around the Corner @ KlangBang #27 with Victor Barcelo
Flatterschaft, Basel, Switzerland
29 Mar'19
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
WIM, Zürich, Switzerland
28 Mar'19
Echos Reloaded / Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
La Voirie, Biel, Switzerland
22 mar'19
Frith-Sudan-Karbacher With Fred Frith and Raphael Sudan
Centre le Phénix, Fribourg, Switzerland
21 Mar'19
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas, feat. Evan Vercoutre
Maison Latine, Strasbourg, France
15 Mar'19
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
Kulturfolger, Zürich, Switzerland
10 Mar'19
YES YES PLUG PLUG With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas
KoncertKirken, Copenhagen, Denmar
09 Mar'19
YES YES PLUG PLUG With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Kirsten Kjaer’s Museum, Frostrup, Denmark
28 Feb'19
Duo Karbacher «Coexisting» CD Release Tour with Dimos Vryzas
OFF Bar, Basel, Switzerland
27 Feb'19
RAMSCH im Locher, gut! Solo Improvisation feat. RAMSCH
Proberaum Lochergut, Zürich, Switzerland
18 Jan'19
Duo Karbacher @ Open Chamber Music with Dimos Vryzas
Hochschule für Musik FHNW, Basel, Switzerland
17 Jan'19
Vernissage «Menschen hier und dort» Solo Improvisation
Gemeindehaus, Möhlin, Switzerland
10 Jan'19
Nah und Fern (Dis)semblables 4 Solo Improvisation feat. Duo Klexs (Silke Strahl, Léa Legros Pontal)
Unternehmen Mitte, Basel, Switzerland
03 Dec'18
Lundi Gras With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
05 Nov'18
Lundi Gras With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
16 Oct'18
FIM, Extrakonzert With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre
Unternehmen Mitte, Basel, Switzerland
15 Oct'18
Lundi Gras With Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Ludovica Bizzarri, Chi Hi Chik, Christian Moser, Paula Sanchez, Lara Süss, Mikael Szafirowski, Dimos Vryzas, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Evan Vercoutre, Christian Moser
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
22 Jun'18
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas @ KlangBang #19 with Dimos Vryzas
Flatterschaft, Basel, Switzerland
03 Jun'18
Attacca Festival für aktuelle Musik With Raphael Sudan
Jazzcampus, Basel, Switzerland
16 May'18
Mimiko YES YES PLUG PLUG: with Stefanie Erni, Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Raphael Sudan, Kazuaki Tsuda, Evan Vercoutre,Dimos Vryzas
Elisabethenkirche, Basel, Switzerland
05 May'18
Vernissage «Kopfgeschichten» Duo Karbacher-Vryzas: with Dimos Vryzas
Museum Prestegg, Altstätten, Switzerland
30 Apr'18
Lundi Gras With Stefanie Erni, Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Raphael Sudan, Kazuaki Tsuda, Evan Vercoutre, Dimos Vryzas
Birds Eye Jazz Club, Basel, Switzerland
14 Apr'18
Artifical Life feat. George Lewis George Lewis with zone expérimental and YES YES PLUG PLUG
Ackermanshof, Basel, Switzerland
13 Apr'18
Artifical Life feat. George Lewis George Lewis with zone expérimental and YES YES PLUG PLUG
Freiburg, Germany
06 Apr'18
Vernissage «Hans Krüsi und die Natur» Solo Improvisation
Appenzeller Volkskunde-Museum, Stein, Switzerland
10 Mar'18
Duo Karbacher-Vryzas @ Multichocsss Multiversal with Dimos Vryzas
Koch Areal, Zürich, Switzerland
04 Mar'18
YES YES PLUG PLUG YES YES PLUG PLUG: with Stefanie Erni, Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Raphael Sudan, Kazuaki Tsuda, Evan Vercoutre, Dimos Vryzas
KoncertKirken, Copenhagen, Denmark
03 Mar'18
YES YES PLUG PLUG YES YES PLUG PLUG: with Stefanie Erni, Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Raphael Sudan, Kazuaki Tsuda, Evan Vercoutre, Dimos Vryzas
Kirsten Kjaer’s Museum, Frostrup, Denmark
02 Mar'18
YES YES PLUG PLUG YES YES PLUG PLUG: with Stefanie Erni, Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Manuel Borraz Monasterio, Raphael Sudan, Kazuaki Tsuda, Evan Vercoutre, Dimos Vryzas
Center for Dansk Jazzhistorie, Aalborg, Denmark
22 Feb'18
Hugo – Die Entscheidung With Javier Frausto, Francesca Naibo, Bella Adamova, Diego Aguirre, Kazuaki Tsuda,
Montforthaus, Feldkrich, Austria
14 Feb'18
Trio Pio Schürmann and Martin Wyss With Pio Schürmann and Martin Wyss
Basel, Switzerland
23 Jun 2023
«Ochotona Calls» CD, Download
Eva-Maria Karbacher : muted soprano saxophone
Wide Ear Records
Release Concert : 23.06. Basel
03-19 Nov 2022
03.11. Bremen / 04.11. Berlin / 09.11. Düsseldorf / 10.11. Saarbrücken / 11.11. Zürich / 19.11. Basel
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30.03. Basel / 31.03. Lausanne / 03.04. Biel / 08.04. Thessaloniki / 09.04. Larissa / 12.04. Athens / 14.04. Syros / 16.04 Athens
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Collaboration with TRIUNE HEART (Maya M. Carroll : dance, Gianna Grünig : dance, Bettina Neuhaus: dance, Aurora Rodriguez: lights) 19.03. Poschiavo / 24.03. Basel / 25.03. Basel
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«Uneven Same» Saxophone Quartets: Double LP, CD, Download. Manuela Villiger · ss, as / Eva-Maria Karbacher · as / Vera Wahl · ts, as / Silke Strahl · bs, as / Thomas K.J. Mejer · cbs on No. 6, composition
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« Seis Umbrales Emboscados » Ensemble Aguas Vivas: Diego Aguirre DAZ: guitar, voice, composition and production - Marina Tantanozi: flute, piccolo flute - Marco von Orelli: cornet - Eva-Maria Karbacher: sax - Pio Schürmann: piano - Victor Barceló: vibraphone, percussion - Samuel Dühsler: drums
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Greek Tour April 2020: postponed, dates to be announced
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Solo improvisation at the vernissage of Hela Sturzennegers exhibition
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Radio Interview in Musik unserer Zeit «die grosse Freiheit»
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