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Broken Glass, Vaudeville Theatre
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Little Dragon, The Boiler Room at Corsica Studios
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Angela Hewitt, BBCSSO, Andrew Manze, Proms
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Emanuel Ax, CoE, Bernard Haitink, Proms
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Matthew Barley, Viktoria Mullova, Proms
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David Fray, Netherlands Radio Phil, Jaap van Zweden, Proms
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Hooray for Hollywood: John Wilson Orchestra, John Wilson, Proms
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Rinaldo, OAE, Ottavio Dantone, Proms
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Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton, Proms
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Hallé, Elder, Schiff, RAH

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