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- ↑ http://www.filharmoniapoznanska.pl/index.php Filharmonia Poznańska
- ↑ http://www.filharmoniapoznanska.pl/index.php Filharmonia Poznańska
- ↑ Filharmonia Poznańska
- ↑ Gliwicki Teatr Muzyczny
- ↑ http://www.kurierlubelski.pl/artykul/479035,wojciech-rodek-nowym-dyrektorem-filharmonii-w-lublinie,id,t.html?, "Wojciech Rodek new director of the Philharmonic in Lublin", Lubelski Kurier, 2011-12-02
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- ↑ http://www.musicweb-international.com/Latin_symphonies/Latin_Symphonies.htm#illarramendi musicweb-international.com
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