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- ↑ "Lutoslawski Competition". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Sony Music Foundation, 12th Hideo Saito Memorial Fund Award
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