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graham rickson

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Graham, who writes on classical music, lives in Leeds.

Articles By Graham Rickson

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Daniel, Leeds Town Hall

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Classical CDs Weekly: Ramon Humet, Mozart, Ronald Stevenson

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Classical CDs Weekly: Reginald King, Poulenc, Strauss

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Classical CDs Weekly: Tchaikovsky, Harry Christophers, 4 Girls 4 Harps

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Classical CDs Weekly: Bach, Berlioz, Ensemble Galilei

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Stott, Orchestra of Opera North, Farnes, Leeds Town Hall

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Classical CDs Weekly: Britten, Hindemith, The Quadriga Consort

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CD: Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell and Friends

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Classical CDs Weekly: Beethoven, Mahler, Piaf, Poulenc

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Classical CDs Weekly: Bach, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Refuge in Music

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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Janáček, John Harle

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Classical CDs Weekly: Dvořák, Xiayin Wang, Simon Thacker's Svara Kanti

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Classical CDs Weekly: Prokofiev, Dame Janet Baker, Henning Kraggerud

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Death in Venice, Opera North

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Classical CDs Weekly, Bach, Bartók, Piano Phantoms

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Kraggerud, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Denève, Leeds Town Hall

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