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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Andersen...

Please follow this link and read this exquisite story by Hans Christian Andersen. Tomorrow I'll explain why.
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THIS MONTH'S SPONSORS

Solti is delighted to welcome his wonderful array of international sponsors to JDCMB. He asks his chief-of-staff to relay his appreciation.

De-fur-rential respect to cellist James Barralet, who has founded the brand-new Whittington Chamber Music Festival, 1-9 May 2013 (with a London concert on 6 June). With his friends the Leondari Ensemble - formed via studies at the IMS Prussia Cove - he is having a feast of Brahms, which also features on his new crowd-funded SOMM recording with a new arrangement of the Hungarian Dances [*meow! stops chief-of-staff cheering while I'm speaking*]. Whittington is in Shropshire. Nothing to do with Dick Whittington and his cat.
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8 JUNE, 11am: Hungarian Dances, Ulverston Festival. David Le Page (violin), Anthony Hewitt (piano), Jessica Duchen (narrator) 11 JUNE, 8pm: Hungarian Dances, St James Theatre Studio, London SW1. David Le Page (violin), Anthony Hewitt (piano), Jessica Duchen (narrator)

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