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Powerhouse violinist quits in Cleveland
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Panic buttons at Cleveland
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Happy birthday MTT, 80 today
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Orchestras
Son of Richard Hickox lands first conducting job
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Paavo Järvi mourns a leading string player
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A rediscovered lullaby from Auschwitz
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A new-gen Shostakovich
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Orchestras
Another job for Jaap van Zweden
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RIP
Sad news: BBC orchestra mourns its leader, 48
Laura Samuel, Leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony…
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Hilary Hahn: I’m under AI attack
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Berlin’s big beasts face 12% cuts
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Orchestras
It’s Black Friday in Manchester as ENO dumps its orchestra
English National Opera has rolled out plans for…
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