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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: October 16 (Alsop, Hvorostovsky)

1956 - Marin Alsop, New York, U.S.A.; conductor

Wikipedia
Official website

"The Maestra Begins" (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra webumentary)

1962 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia; opera and concert baritone

Official website

Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings "In the silence of the night" by Rachmaninov

Labels: birthdays, conductor, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marin Alsop, singer

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