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The European Broadcast Union brings a new series of concerts, Wednesdays at 8pm beginning 2/15

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American composer, pianist, and organist, George Theophilus Walker was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize winning for Music, which he received in 1996 for his work Lilacs.

2/15 Elgar: Violin Concerto Silvestrov: Lullaby from Melodies of the Moments Enescu: Symphony No.2 (Julia Fischer, v; London Philharmonic; Vladmir Jurowski, cond)

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2/22 Dvořák: American Suite Walker: Lilacs for voice and orchestra Montsalvatge: Canción de cuna para dormir un negrito from Cinco Canciones Negras Schumann: Symphony No. 2 (Nicole Cabell, s; London Symphony; Simon Rattle, cond)