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Nov 2023
26m 24s

Instrument of sabotage (rerun)

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In the cutthroat world of professional classical music, Eric Abramovitz was headed toward a shining career. Until something — or someone — got in the way. We’re revisiting this episode from our first season with an update about where Abramovitz is now. 

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