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It’s curtains for violin comedians
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Just in: NY Phil confirms dismissal of two principals
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Leonard Bernstein: Some conductors I have loved
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Classic FM howler of the day
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RIP
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Orchestras
Franz Welser-Möst, recovering, withdraws from Beethoven cycle
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Orchestras
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The maestro’s son is also rising
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Opera
Netrebko will sing Prima Donna… in German
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Hallelujah as never before
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The Met violinist who is playing the election
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Album Of The Week
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