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Classicalite Digest, Vol. 6
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Gramophone-Winning Violinist Barnabás Kelemen Proud of Gypsy Heritage
"I can play in the gypsy style, and I love it." -- Barnabás Kelemen Hungarian violinist Barnabás Kelemen has studied with the late virtuoso Isaac Stern and won Gramophone magazine's award for best chamber music CD of 2013, but what he is really proud of is his Roma heritage. -
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Classicalite's Five Best: Richard Wagner Recordings
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Steven Isserlis Swaps Cello for Editor’s Visor at The Strad
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