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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Today's Birthday in Music: January 25 (Lutosławski)

1913 - Witold Lutosławski, Warsaw, Poland; composer

Wikipedia

Witold Lutosławski conducts the London Sinfonietta in his Chain 1

Martha Argerich and Gabriela Montero play Lutosławski's Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Verbier Festival, 2007)

Labels: birthdays, composer, Witold Lutosławski

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