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- 1 2 "Karajan-Akademie: Lernen von den Profis" Berliner Philharmoniker. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Berliner Philharmoniker: Orchester-Akademie nach Karajan benannt" Musik Heute, 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Ausbildungskonzept" Berliner Philharmoniker. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
