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Deutsches Theater München

Jul 23, 24, 25 mat, eve, 26 mat, 30, 31, Aug 01 mat, eve, 02 mat

Deutsche Theater München

Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival

Kuhmo Arts Centre

Thu 23 Jul at 18:00

Simpson, Tchaikovsky, Hyvärinen, Smyth, Adès

Zahharenkova, Kaljuste, Cardas, Walker, Daniel, Hunt, Orsino Ensemble, Danel Quartet, Meta4

Wigmore Hall

Thu 23 Jul at 19:30

Duparc, Ravel, Brahms, Fauré, Wolf, Wagner, Le Gendre, Copland, Chausson, Tchaikovsky, Laitman, Hailstork, Jackson King, Hairston, Heggie, Wallen

Rand, Devenish, Lepper

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Sueye Park, John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Dunford, Storgårds and the BBC Phil span the ages from Dowland to Strauss at the BBC Proms

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Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna by Soa Ratsifandrihana © Harilay Rabenjamina

Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna and The Herd/Less impress at the Biennale Danza

By Elsa Giovanna Simonetti

Corpo di ballo del Teatro Massimo in Contact Tango © Rosellina Garbo

Palermo celebrates dance through repertoire, tango and contemporary visions

By Vito Lentini

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