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    7. Elgar gets the street art treatment

    March 2014: This Banksy-style graffiti portrait of Edward Elgar made headlines when it mysteriously appeared in the composer's home town of Malvern. One of the artists behind the portrait said to the Malvern Gazette: "I wanted to do a design that was going to be good for the community - what people would want and what symbolises Malvern. Edward Elgar is just that." Photo: @allaboutmalvern

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    2. Image 2: Lang Lang and Metallica at the Grammy Awards live
    3. Image 3: Barenboim conducts a memorial concert for Claudio Abbado
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    7. Image 7: Elgar Banksy in Malvern
    8. Image 8: Stradivarius, Macdonald, viola
    9. Image 9: Pyros at Classic FM Live 2014
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