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My life with Max: A memoir by his manager
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Horror: Scottish conductor is murdered in Argentina
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Flute route: Demarre McGill rejoins Seattle
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If someone says ‘you must have practised a lot’, it means you played badly
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Another variation on Canada’s national anthem
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The cheapest place to see world-class opera?
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Lebrecht to Israel Phil: Reject government funding
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‘Fit and slim’ orchestras are forced out of business
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Milan loses a leading concert organiser
Antonio Mormone, well-liked president of the Società dei…
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Wales mourns a dazzling soloist
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Founder of Paris Opera Competition dies suddenly, at 60
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Philadelphia Orchestra hires three string players from Curtis
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Biz news: The Kings Singers switch managers
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