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SymphonyCast 01/21/2013 (Hour 2)


SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 2
CASELLA: Serenata, Op. 46 (mvts) -Soloists from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jacque Meertens, Gustavo Ninuz, Peter Masseurs, Marijn Mijnders, Wim Straesser (Radio Nederland 98018)

Susan D of Columbus, GA, won this week's encore contest by correctly picking out Debussy's Claire de lune.

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The Dutch artist Janine Janson wins new fans whenever she puts her fiddle under her chin to play. She does it night after night in music capitols all over the world — but the results are especially magical when she's back on home turf and playing with one of the world's greatest orchestras.


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