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Mark Pappenheim

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Mark was arts editor and music critic of the Independent and has written on music for the Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, BBC Music Magazine, Classic FM Magazine and Opera magazine among others. He has been editorial consultant to the BBC Proms since 1998 and edited programmes for Glyndebourne, WNO, the Barbican and the Brighton Festival.

Articles By Mark Pappenheim

Classical Music CDs Round-Up 1

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