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- ↑ "Janne Mertanen voitti ylivoimaisesti kansainvälisen Chopin-pianokilpailun Darmstadtin kilpailussa oli mukana 40 soittajaa 16 maasta". Helsingin Sanomat. 12 October 1992.
