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In the News Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Spotlight: Photo of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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About the Orchestra Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education & Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet the Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Ticket Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Severance Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Concert — Week 11 Concert Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program: January 17,18,19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introducing the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KeyBank Fridays@7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lied [song] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 BARTÓK
Dance Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Conductor: Franz Welser-Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soloist: Joshua Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fridays@7 Pre-Concert St@rters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fridays@7 Post-Concert @fterparty . . . . . . . . . . .
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Future Concerts Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Upcoming Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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