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- ↑ "Valentin Uryupin gewinnt Solti-Dirigentenwettbewerb". Musik Heute (in German). Berlin. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ↑ "Farkhad Khudyev wins third prize in Solti International Conducting Competition". Yale School of Music. New Haven. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ↑ Shuler, Barbara Rose (23 February 2017). "Intermezzo: Remembering Nathalie; Khudyev's prize; Carmel Bach's upcoming 80th birthday". Monterey Herald . Monterey. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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