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An interview with the composer Jüri Reinvere, on a musical life in the orbit of Ingmar Bergman and Käbi Laretei.
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Verbier Festival 2019: The Summit of Classical Music
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The Verbier Festival, with its alpine mountain idyll, has become a magnet for classical music stars. The world’s best musicians can be experienced both as soloists and as part of the classical chamber music repertoire, alongside orchestral and opera highlights.
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Verbier Festival 2019: The Summit of Classical Music
The Verbier Festival has become a magnet for classical music stars. In this playlist IDAGIO presents highlights of the programmes and musicians that can be experienced in Verbier from 18 July to 3 August 2019.
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