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Composer: Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich (1833-1887)

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BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Jul 25 mat, eve

Borodin, Holst, Williams

Ní Bhroin, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Caine, McNicholas, Ransom, Tomlinson

Château de Florans: Parc

La Roque d'Anthéron

Thu 13 Aug at 18:00

Bach, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Ravel, Gershwin, Spoliansky, Waller

Berliner Festspiele

Philharmonie: Großer Saal

Sun 13 Sep at 11:00

Mahler 5, Borodin, Liszt, Handel, Saint-Saëns, Vierne

Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Shin-Young Lee

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Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight with Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO

By Mark Pullinger

Piatti Quartet © Venetia Jollands

In Pursuit of Love: Piatti Quartet plays Borodin and Tchaikovsky

By Roy Westbrook

Leslie Howard © The Wigmore Hall Trust

A trio of Russian Romantic composers showcased by Leslie Howard at Wigmore Hall

By Alexander Hall

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Teatro La Fenice

Beethoven, Borodin

Quartetto Dafne

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Top of Mount Huashan

Jiping 1, Traditional, Beethoven, Wagner, Mascagni, Verdi, Borodin, Dun, Liu Chi

Tang, Tang, Chen Lei Ji, Xi'an Symphony Orchestra

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Kloster Eberbach: Basilika

Eltville am Rhein

Until 31 Jul 23:59

Borodin, Arutiunian, Elgar

Altinoglu, Renaudin Vary, Frankfurt Radio Symphony

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Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich

Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich

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Year of birth	1833
Year of death	1887
Nationality	Russia
Period	Romantic

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