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Composer: Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)

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Royal Academy of Music: Duke's Hall

Sun 4 Oct at 18:00

Shostakovich 5, Copland, Stravinsky

Alex Fryer, The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow

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Thu 8 Oct at 19:30

Price PC, Still 1, Copland, Bernstein

Gray, Kanneh-Mason, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Fri 9 Oct at 19:30

Price PC, Still 1, Copland, Bernstein

Gray, Kanneh-Mason, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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James Ehnes leads Appalachian Spring © Jena Poppe

A fresh Appalachian Spring closes Seattle Chamber Music Society’s summer party

Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms

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Tito Muñoz © Roger Mastroianni

Muñoz and Goosby preside over the Classical World Cup at the Hollywood Bowl

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Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen

Netzel PC, Copland 3

Bancroft, Johansson, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

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Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society

Sun 7 Feb at 14:00

Beaser, Copland, Jani, Kurtág, Law, Mansurian, Schubert, Stockhausen, von Bingen

Kashkashian, Newman, Luengo, Granados, Berényi

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Concertgebouw: Main Hall

Copland, Verdi, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky

Antony Hermus, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

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A political composer? John Adams revisits Nixon in China in Rome

Imagining musical landscapes: Young pianist Thomas Nickell on a life lived in music

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Copland, Aaron

Copland, Aaron

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Year of birth	1900
Year of death	1990
Nationality	United States
Period	Early 20th century

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