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- 1 2 Swed, Mark (April 3, 2017). "Philip Glass, Pat Metheny, k.d. lang, Audra McDonald all turn out for a tribute to a Nonesuch guy". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ↑ Sisario, Ben (March 30, 2017). "At Nonesuch Records, Star Treatment for a Boss Who Plays". The New York Times.
- ↑ Rowe, Georgia (September 16, 2019). "SF Symphony debuts work John Adams wrote for MTT and his mate". The Mercury News . Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ↑ Wilt, Kevin (December 7, 2018). "Denk brings poised artistry to a program of somber variations at the Kravis Center". South Florida Classical Review. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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