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Madeira

A Young Portuguese Conductor Shows His Mettle

14/12/201828/11/2018 by John Quinn

PortugalPortugal Rachmaninov, Brahms: Pasquale Iannone (piano), Madeira Classical Orchestra / Dinis Sousa (conductor), Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, Funchal, Madeira, 24.11.2018. (JQ)

Pasquale Iannone
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