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Music review: Perlman conducts lush Tchaikovsky

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Oct. 15, 2009
Itzhak Perlman's strengths as a conductor are clear and consistent. He fares best in music that is emotionally direct and transparent, with plenty of throbbing urgency. In Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday night, that meant the heartfelt and orchestrally lush...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch