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Joseph Middleton The leading accompanist

on the magic of song

Encore! Encore! Is the future bleak for this age-old concert tradition?

Rebecca Clarke Discover the 20th century’s pioneering viola composer

Jeannette Sorrell The conductor’s musical loves

Gerald Barry We meet an Ir ish or iginal

Danielle de Niese A look back with the soprano

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