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Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC. 30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015

21/07/201618/09/2015 by John Quinn

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC. 30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015

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Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC.
30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015

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The Three Choirs Festival: Recollections of a Chorus Member

10/07/201801/07/2015 by John Quinn

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  The Three Choirs Festival: Recollections of a Chorus Member

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The Pleasures of Being Seriously Crackers

21/01/202011/05/2015 by Jack Buckley

ItalyItaly The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me by Sofka Zinovieff Jonathan Cape, London. 436pp £25.00 (jacket price)

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Baroque and Beyond: The French Spirit of Pianist Alexandre Tharaud

21/07/201611/02/2015 by Geoffrey Newman

Baroque and Beyond: The French Spirit of Pianist Alexandre Tharaud

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Sensitivity And Engagement: The World Of Tasmin Little

02/06/201519/12/2014 by Geoffrey Newman

An Interview Celebrating the Violinist’s Canadian Performance Debut

 

Tasmin Little Photo: B. Ealovega
Tasmin Little
Photo: B. Ealovega

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Dancers in the Making. John O’Dwyer Visits the English National Ballet School

13/08/202010/12/2014 by John O'Dwyer
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Arnaldo Cohen in Conversation with Geoffrey Newman

24/02/202009/12/2014 by Geoffrey Newman

CanadaCanada  Arnaldo Cohen in Conversation with Geoffrey Newman

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Concertmaster Dale Barltrop in Conversation with Geoffrey Newman

21/07/201622/10/2014 by Stan

CanadaCanada Concertmaster Dale Barltrop in Conversation with Geoffrey Newman

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