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Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 20 July 2012 (on July 20, 2012)
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Classical music is still banned, censored or denied mainstream approval in some parts of the world – and yet it is loved by millions, writes Iranian-born musician Mahan Esfahani

This summer,

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