232: Adrian Brendel on Tree of Strings

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Jun 16, 202600:36:25Arts

Cellist Adrian Brendel on Tree of Strings, his new Dorset festival — the Harrison Birtwistle story behind its name, genre-mixing, and watching his father Alfred's final tour from the audience, occasionally incognito.

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