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Jul 2021
27m 45s

The Power of Classical Music

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>Leon Bosch reflects on the power of classical music to transform lives, beginning with his own. He overcame the obstacles of racism in apartheid era South Africa to study the classical double bass. Despite encountering prejuduce in the UK, too, after moving here to study, he went on to build a distinguished international career as a virtuoso performer, co ... Show More
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