Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake.

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