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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: August 20 (Bernardi, Vengerov)

1930 - Mario Bernardi, Kirkland Lake, Canada; conductor

Biography (Encyclopedia of Music in Canada)

1974 - Maxim Vengerov, Novosibirsk, Russia; violinist

Wikipedia
Official website
Cordes sensibles (La Scena Musicale, Nov. 2002)

Maxim Vengerov plays "Ballade" by Ysaÿe

Labels: birthdays, conductor, Mario Bernardi, Maxim Vengerov, violin

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