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- 1 2 3 Tower, Joan (2021). "A New Day". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ Brodeur, Michael Andor (March 20, 2022). "Conductor Louis Langrée leads the NSO in a 'Boléro' worth repeating". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ Downey, Charles T. (December 21, 2022). "Top Ten Performances of 2022". Washington Classical Review. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ Reynolds, Jeremy (September 23, 2022). "Review: Too much bass blunts the Pittsburgh Symphony's potency at Friday's season-opening concert". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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