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Oct 2021
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Candid conversations with the world’s leading cultural figures about what has fired their imagination and sparked their creativity.

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Dame Imogen Cooper is one of Britain’s most esteemed concert pianists. Having played since the age of five, she was mentored by the great Austrian born pianist Alfred Brendel before making her name internationally with interpretations of works by Schumann, Schubert and Mozart. Sh ... Show More
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