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Earl Lee, conductor
\nJaemin Han, cello<\/p>\n
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
\nTchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
\nCarlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers
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