Tomas Djupsjöbacka
Finnish RSO/Djupsjöbacka
Mozart: Symphony no 29 A Major
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Tomas Djupsjöbacka is a Finnish conductor with a strong chamber music background and a growing international profile. He is the founding cellist of the acclaimed string quartet Meta4 and a member of the renowned Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
He made his conducting debut with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in 2013 and has since conducted most of the Finnish orchestras, including the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Oulu Sinfonia and Sinfonia Lahti.
Internationally, Djupsjöbacka has appeared with orchestras such as the Swedish Radio Orchestra, the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, and the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, with whom he is a regular guest conductor. He will make his subscription debut with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the season 2025-2026.
From 2019 to 2022, he was appointed – at the initiative of the musicians – the first Principal Guest Conductor in the history of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. From 2021 to 2024, he served as Chief Conductor of the Vaasa City Orchestra. Between 2022 and 2024, the string quartet Meta4 was also the Principal Guest of the Jyväskylä Sinfonia.
Djupsjöbacka studied conducting privately with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. He completed his formal conducting studies at the Sibelius Academy in 2017 and has participated in masterclasses with Jorma Panula.
Date
February
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Harri Kuusijärvi, electronically extended accordeon Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Sampo Kasurinen: Concerto for string
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Harri Kuusijärvi, electronically extended accordeon
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Sampo Kasurinen: Concerto for string orchestra and electronically extended accordeon (world premiere)
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Erich Korngold: Symphonic Serenade op. 39
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Time
20.2.2026 19:00(GMT+02:00)
March
12mar19:30Debut BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales Steven Banks, saxophone Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Benjamin Britten:
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Steven Banks, saxophone
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Benjamin Britten: An American Ouverture
Joan Tower: Love Letters (2025), UK premiere
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Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony no 2
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of themes by Weber
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12.3.2026 19:30(GMT+00:00)
21mar16:00Sibelius Academy Orchestra
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Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor NN, soloists Hensel: Ouverture C Major R. Strauss: Metamorphosen
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Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
NN, soloists
Hensel: Ouverture C Major
R. Strauss: Metamorphosen
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Weber: Symphony no 2
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
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Time
21.3.2026 16:00(GMT+02:00)
27marAll DayNordic Chamber Orchestra – Two worlds
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Nordiska Kammarorkestern Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor Lili Booulanger/arr. Camille Pepin: D’un matin printemps Joseph
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Nordiska Kammarorkestern
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor
Lili Booulanger/arr. Camille Pepin: D’un matin printemps
Joseph Haydn: Cello concerto in C
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Lili Boulanger/arr. Camille Pepin: D’un soir triste
Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 101 ”Clock”
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Time
27.3.2026 All Day(GMT+00:00)
April
17apr20:00Meta4 – Liberi Tutti
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ADDA Alicante Meta4 Josep Vicent, conductor Program to include Nicola Campogrande: Liberi tutti (2024), Concerto for
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ADDA Alicante
Meta4
Josep Vicent, conductor
Program to include Nicola Campogrande: Liberi tutti (2024), Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (Spanish premiere)
Time
17.4.2026 20:00(GMT+02:00)
May
Date
February 2024
15febAll DayDo you like Schumann?
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Vasa City Orchestra Timo-Veikko Valve, violoncello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Surprise work Robert Schumann: Cello concerto
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Vasa City Orchestra
Timo-Veikko Valve, violoncello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Surprise work
Robert Schumann: Cello concerto
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Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2
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15.2.2024 All Day(GMT+02:00)
March 2024
29marAll DayEin deutsches Requiem
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Concerts Kokkola Church 29.3 at 14.00 Vaasa Church 29.3 at 20.00 Vaasa City Orchestra & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
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Concerts
Kokkola Church 29.3 at 14.00
Vaasa Church 29.3 at 20.00
Vaasa City Orchestra & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Marjukka Tepponen, soprano
Ville Rusanen, baritone
Canticus Maris, Röster
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45
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Time
29.3.2024 All Day(GMT-11:00)
April 2024
May 2024
16mayAll DayPlatti. Who is that?
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor Giovanni Platti: Cello concerto Sebastian Fagerlund: Chamber Symphony (2022), Swedish premiere
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Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor
Giovanni Platti: Cello concerto
Sebastian Fagerlund: Chamber Symphony (2022), Swedish premiere
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Louise Farrenc: Symphony no 2
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16.5.2024 (All Day)(GMT+02:00)
24mayAll DaySibelius on period instruments
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Hämeenlinna 24.5.2024 Helsinki 25.5.2024 Finnish Baroque Orchestra Ilya Gringolts, violin Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
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Hämeenlinna 24.5.2024
Helsinki 25.5.2024
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 4 op. 63
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Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto op. 47
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Time
24.5.2024 (All Day)(GMT+03:00)
June 2024
July 2024
17julAll DayCOE/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Baden Baden Festspielhaus Chamber Orchestra of Europe Joyce diDonato, mezzosoprano Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
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Baden Baden Festspielhaus
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Joyce diDonato, mezzosoprano
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Time
17.7.2024 (All Day)(GMT+02:00)
September 2024
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open house @ Sibelius-talo Music by Jean Sibelius
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open house @ Sibelius-talo
Music by Jean Sibelius
Time
7.9.2024 All Day(GMT+03:00)
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Helsinki Philharmonic Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral (1999), ekS Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
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Helsinki Philharmonic
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral (1999), ekS
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Time
20.9.2024 All Day(GMT+03:00)
Location
Musiikkitalo
October 2024
03octAll DayDon Juan, all kinds
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Vasa City Orchestra Helena Juntunen, soprano Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor W. A. Mozart: Ouverture to Don Giovanni
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Vasa City Orchestra
Helena Juntunen, soprano
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
W. A. Mozart: Ouverture to Don Giovanni
S. Barber: Knoxville, summer of 1915
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C. W. Gluck: 3 movements from the ballet Don Juan
R. Strauss/orch. G. Morton: Don Juan
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Time
3.10.2024 All Day(GMT+03:00)
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Vasa and Seinäjoki City Orchestras Andreas Brantelid, cello Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Emilie Mayer: Faust ouverture (1870)
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Vasa and Seinäjoki City Orchestras
Andreas Brantelid, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Emilie Mayer: Faust ouverture (1870)
Felix Mendelssohn/comp. Luukas Hiltunen: Symphony no 6 (1847/2023)
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Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto op. 104
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Time
24.10.2024 (All Day)(GMT+03:00)
November 2024
December 2024
06decAll DayIndependence Day Concert
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Turku Philharmonic Laulun Ystävät & Naskalit, male choirs Waltteri Torikka, baritone Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Johan Ludvig
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Turku Philharmonic
Laulun Ystävät & Naskalit, male choirs
Waltteri Torikka, baritone
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Johan Ludvig Runeberg: Maamme
Outi Tarkiainen: Mosaics (2023)
Oskar Merikanto: Laatokka
Oskar Merikanto: Merellä
Jean Sibelius: Tulen synty – The Origin of Fire
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia op. 26
Fredrik Pacius: Maamme
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Time
6.12.2024 All Day(GMT+02:00)
13decAll Day#theClockisTicking
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My final concert as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Vasa City Orchestra Anni Haapaniemi, oboe Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
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My final concert as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Vasa City Orchestra
Anni Haapaniemi, oboe
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Lili Boulanger/arr. Camille Pepin: D’un soir triste (1918)
Matthew Whittall: Oboe Concerto (2024), world premiere
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Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 101 “The clock”
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Time
13.12.2024 All Day(GMT+02:00)
18dec(dec 18)20:26Debut Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Christmas Concerts 18.-21.12.24
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Christmas Concerts 18.-21.12.24
Time
18.12.2024 20:26(GMT+01:00)
January 2025
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Jyväskylä Sinfonia Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni
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Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Christoffer Sundqvist, clarinet
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni Ouverture
Clarinet Concerto
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Symphony no 41 C major ”Jupiter”
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Time
9.1.2025 18:00(GMT+02:00)
February 2025
06febAll DayChydenius! – Jos rakastat
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Sinfonia Lahti
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Sinfonia Lahti
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6.2.2025 All Day(GMT+02:00)
March 2025
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor Jaakko Kuusisto: Cello Concerto (2019) Matilda Seppälä: New Work, World premiere
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Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello and conductor
Jaakko Kuusisto: Cello Concerto (2019)
Matilda Seppälä: New Work, World premiere
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Antonin Dvorak: Serenade for Strings op. 22
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Time
28.3.2025 All Day(GMT+02:00)
April 2025
May 2025
June 2025
02junAll DayMeta4 Italian tour
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Torino 2.6.2025 (w/Olli Mustonen, piano) Schumann – Mustonen Bologna 3.6.2025 Haydn – Beethoven – Schubert Milano 7.6.2025 world premiere of Nicola Campogrande:
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Torino 2.6.2025 (w/Olli Mustonen, piano) Schumann – Mustonen
Bologna 3.6.2025 Haydn – Beethoven – Schubert
Milano 7.6.2025 world premiere of Nicola Campogrande: Concerto for string quartet and Orchestra (2024)
Time
2.6.2025 (All Day)(GMT+02:00)
28junAll DayTrasimeno Festival, Italy
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Meta4 Schumann – Beamish – Mendelssohn
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Meta4
Schumann – Beamish – Mendelssohn
Time
28.6.2025 All Day(GMT+02:00)
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
23sepAll DayTrondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Festival
Time
23.9.2025 (All Day)(GMT+02:00)
October 2025
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Gävle Symfoniorkester Terés Löf, piano Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of
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Gävle Symfoniorkester
Terés Löf, piano
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of Fire and Love
W. A. Mozart: Piano concerto no 23 A Major
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R. Schumann: Symphony no 2
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Time
2.10.2025 All Day(GMT+00:00)
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Oulu Sinfonia Josep Vicent, conductor Meta4, string quartet Nicola Campogrande:
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Oulu Sinfonia
Josep Vicent, conductor
Meta4, string quartet
Nicola Campogrande: Liberi tutti – Concerto for string quartet and orchestra (2025)
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Time
9.10.2025 18:30(GMT+00:00)
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Tapiola Sinfonietta Sol. Anni Haapaniemi, oboe Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor Matthew Whittall: In the New
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Tapiola Sinfonietta
Sol. Anni Haapaniemi, oboe
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Matthew Whittall: In the New Light of Spring (2024)
Hector Berlioz/arr. Michael Drapkin: Symphonie Fantastique op. 14
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Time
23.10.2025 18:30(GMT+00:00)
November 2025
16nov(nov 16)11:30Meta4 – 2x Wigmore
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Meta4 Sun Nov 16 Bacewicz: String quartet no 3 Mendelssohn: String quartet op. 13
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Meta4
Sun Nov 16
Bacewicz: String quartet no 3
Mendelssohn: String quartet op. 13
Mon Nov 17
Schumann: String quartet no 1
Beamish: String quartet no 4 “Nine fragments”
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Time
16.11.2025 11:30(GMT+00:00)
22nov16:00Meta4 – Stockholm Konserthus
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Meta4 Janacek – Beamish – Schumann
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Meta4
Janacek – Beamish – Schumann
Time
22.11.2025 16:00(GMT+00:00)
27novAll DayJyväskylä Sinfonia – Dance of the tones
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Jyväskylä Sinfonia Sol. Zoltán Kövér, trumpet Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor C. M. von Weber: Symphony no 2
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Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Sol. Zoltán Kövér, trumpet
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
C. M. von Weber: Symphony no 2
J. Haydn: Trumpet concerto
R. Schumann: Ouverture, Scherzo & Finale
Time
27.11.2025 All Day(GMT+02:00)
December 2025
19dec18:00Vaasa City Orchestra – Christmas Oratorio
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Kathryn Lorentzen, soprano Jingling Xu, alto Juan de Dios Mateos, tenor Aksel Daveyan, bass
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Kathryn Lorentzen, soprano
Jingling Xu, alto
Juan de Dios Mateos, tenor
Aksel Daveyan, bass
Chamber Choir Canticum Maris
Vaasa City Orchestra
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, parts 1-3
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Time
19.12.2025 18:00(GMT+02:00)
January 2026
29janAll DaySinfonia Lahti – A Savage Beat
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Sinfonia Lahti Vivi Vassilieva, percussion Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor W. A. Mozart: Magic Flute
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Sinfonia Lahti
Vivi Vassilieva, percussion
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
W. A. Mozart: Magic Flute ouverture
Sauli Zinovjev: A Savage Beat (Finnish premiere)
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J. Brahms: Symphony no 1
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Time
29.1.2026 All Day(GMT+02:00)
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