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Video. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra electrifies Salzburg with Wagner

Updated: 26/08/2016 - 18:06 GMT+2

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Nearing 20, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, created by Daniel Barenboim and the late Edward Said in the interests of musical harmony bringing social divides, still wanders far from its musicians' ho

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