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    Classical musicians as you've never seen them before

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    Gone are the staid concert hall pics and subdued turtlenecks: photographer Nikolaj Lund is re-imagining classical music publicity shots, with mind-blowingly beautiful results.

    1. Nikolaj Lund Classical Photos

      1. Jumping cellist

      Photo: Nikolaj Lund

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      2. Cellist takes a surprise dip

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    3. Nikolaj Lund Classical Photos

      3. Trombone windmill

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      4. The suspended maestro

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      5. Suspended quartet

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      6. Pastoral piano trio

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      7. The amazing levitating cellist

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    8. Nikolaj Lund Classical Photos

      8. Cello boomerang

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      9. Underground quartet

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      10. Woodland tuba

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      11. Surrealist cellos

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      12. Cellist in a hurry

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      13. Backstage clarinet

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      14. Jetpack

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      15. Headless forest cellists

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      16. The view from above

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      17. Flutes and roots

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      18. The thinker

      Classical musicians among us

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      19. Cymbalism

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    20. Nikolaj Lund Classical Photos

      20. The water flautist

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