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András Schiff brings enlightenment to NCH; Maxim Vengerov multitasks with RTÉ NSO
Dearbhla Collins, curator/planner of the upcoming Dublin Song Series, is hard at work with German soprano Juliane Banse rehearsing for their NCH concert
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