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| | | A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven | | by David Allen Mar 2, 2022 | | Herbert Blomstedt, 94 and leading the New York Philharmonic this week, discusses the famous opening of the Fifth Symphony.Herbert Blomstedt conducting the New York Philharmonic in 2019. He returns on Thursday to lead symphonies by Nielsen and Beethoven. | | | | | Shirley Hughes, Whose Books Depicted Children's Mini-Dramas, Dies at 94 | | by Jan Benzel Mar 2, 2022 | | Beloved in her native England, she wrote and illustrated more than 70 books for children of all ages, with millions of copies sold worldwide. She was honored by the queen.Shirley Hughes in 1982. She believed that children should be allowed to be bored and not pressured to read. “It’s not a competition,” she said, “though you’d think it was the way some parents go on.” | | | | | | | |
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