Vienna Philharmonic members play Bach sonata for quake victims

Vienna Philharmonic members play Bach sonata for quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Dieter Flury (front R), a member of the Vienna Philharmonic, bows his head after offering flowers at a monument honoring victims on Mt. Hiyori in Natori city's Yuriage district, Miyagi Prefecture, an area severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Flury and three other members of the orchestra played a Bach sonata in front of the monument.

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