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    The Composer Who Scored Hollywood’s Golden Age

    The Composer Who Scored Hollywood’s Golden Age

    Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic). A child prodigy, he was composing music by age seven and earned early praise from legendary composers Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. Jewish musicians were a particular target

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    Spotify playlist: Exotic concertos

    A fun, little Spotify playlist of concertos you don’t run across too often. –TM

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    Interview: Meredith Crawford, principal viola

    By ERICA SHARP Meredith Crawford, principal viola of Pacific Symphony, cheerfully picked up the phone to talk to an interviewer at the appointed time. She said she had just come back from a walk on the beach. She currently resides

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    Pacific Symphony: June concerts

    This month we wind up the season with classical concerts and pops concerts. Here’s a quick guide to all of our events in June, with links to tickets. A pair of young musicians who are already established in international careers

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    Van Cliburn gold medalist brings Rachmaninoff for his debut with Pacific Symphony

    By TIMOTHY MANGAN Yekwon Sunwoo showed up on Skype at the appointed time recently, or rather his voice did. He initially preferred not to appear on screen — 24 hours of travel from Poland to Aspen the day before had

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