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Rehearsal of Veryovka Ukrainian National Folk Choir in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025 -Soloist Ivanna Lesyk-Sadivska performs during a rehearsal of G. Veryovka Ukrainian National Honoured Academic Folk Choir of the We Are Ukrainians. Three Years of Fortitude concert that was created in gratitude to the people of the UK and dedicated to the 3rd anniversary of Russias full-scale invasion, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Concert of Hutsuliia Orchestra and Fiinka in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 12, 2024 - Soloist Petro Herasymiv sings during a concert of the Hutsuliia National Ensemble with singer Fiinka in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Ira Malaniuk Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Philharmonic, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Concert of Hutsuliia Orchestra and Fiinka in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 12, 2024 - Soloist Nadiia Martynets sings during a concert of the Hutsuliia National Ensemble with singer Fiinka in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Ira Malaniuk Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Philharmonic, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Concert of Hutsuliia Orchestra and Fiinka in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 12, 2024 - Soloist Andrii Halavai sings during a concert of the Hutsuliia National Ensemble with singer Fiinka in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Ira Malaniuk Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Philharmonic, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Italian Pearls concert in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 8, 2024 - A soloist performs during the Italian Pearls concert at the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in celebration of the Italian National Day and Republic Day, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - Soloist of the National Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine, Merited Artist of Ukraine Nazarii Pylatiuk plays the violin during the Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - Soloist of the National Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine, Merited Artist of Ukraine Nazarii Pylatiuk (C) plays the violin during the Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - MARCH 1, 2024 - Soloist of the National Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine, Merited Artist of Ukraine Nazarii Pylatiuk plays the violin during the Prykarpattia Spring 2024 Festival, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Awards ceremony of Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Borodianka

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - People's Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Khoreia Kozatska band Taras Kompanichenko (2nd L) accepts the 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize for Musical Art during the awards ceremony of the 2022 and 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize at the monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko that was shot at by Russian invaders, Borodianka, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Awards ceremony of Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Borodianka

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - People's Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Khoreia Kozatska band Taras Kompanichenko delivers an acceptance speech upon winning the 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize for Musical Art during the awards ceremony of the 2022 and 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize at the monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko that was shot at by Russian invaders, Borodianka, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Awards ceremony of Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Borodianka

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - People's Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Khoreia Kozatska band Taras Kompanichenko (front) delivers an acceptance speech upon winning the 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize for Musical Art during the awards ceremony of the 2022 and 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize at the monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko that was shot at by Russian invaders, Borodianka, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Awards ceremony of Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Borodianka

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Deputy head of the Office of the President Oleksii Dniprov and chair of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize Committee Yevhen Nyshchuk (L to R) present the 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize for Musical Art to People's Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Khoreia Kozatska band Taras Kompanichenko (R) during the awards ceremony of the 2022 and 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize at the monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko that was shot at by Russian invaders, Borodianka, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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"See Yungang Again" art show performed at China's Yungang Grottoes

STORY: "See Yungang Again" art show performed at China's Yungang Grottoes DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the art show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU BING, Composer and pipa soloist of the performance 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG FENGRUI, Costume designer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CUI XIAOXIA, Director of Cultural and Tourism Integration Development Center of Yungang Research Institute STORYLINE: An onsite art show displaying the grandeur and cultural connotation of the Yungang Grottoes took place in Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province, on Wednesday. Titled "See Yungang Again," the show was prepared by the research institute of the Yungang Grottoes and a group of artists from Shanghai. It combined lighting, costumes, music, and dance to create a stunning fusion of the past and present. As the composer and pipa soloist of the performance, Yu Bing from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra contemplated composing a new musical piece

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CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-ART SHOW (CN)

(230629) -- DATONG, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pipa soloist Yu Bing from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra performs in the "See Yungang Again" onsite art show in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, June 28, 2023. TO GO WITH "'See Yungang Again' art show performed at China's Yungang Grottoes" (Photo by Cheng Bo/Xinhua)

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"Charm of China" performance held in Bulgaria

STORY: "Charm of China" performance held in Bulgaria DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Charm of China" performance STORYLINE: A music and dance performance titled "Charm of China" was held in the northeastern Bulgarian town of Targovishte on Thursday. The nearly two-hour event was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the regional association "Friends of China." It was attended by some 200 spectators who enjoyed Chinese songs and dances performed by local children and Chinese students studying in Bulgaria. The climax of the event came when the mixed choir "Rodna Pesen" from Targovishte, which was established 125 years ago, performed three Chinese songs from its repertoire, and together with a Chinese soloist sang a popular Bulgarian song. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Percussion soloist Petra Elek (back) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pipa soloist Gao Hong (C) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Percussion soloist Petra Elek (back) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Violin soloist Na Sun (L, front) performs as conductor Jindong Cai (R, front) conducts The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata performs solo dance

ULAN-UDE, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House in the Russian republic of Buryatia, performs a solo dance in Ulan-Ude on Dec. 12, 2014, during a show to commemorate the establishment of his arts foundation to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata founds arts foundation

ULAN-UDE, Russia - People concerned pose before a show in Ulan-Ude in the Russian republic of Buryatia on Dec. 12, 2014, to commemorate the establishment of an arts foundation by Morihiro Iwata, artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House, to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Ex-Bolshoi Ballet soloist Iwata founds arts foundation

ULAN-UDE, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (front), artistic director at the Buryat National Academic Opera and Ballet House in the Russian republic of Buryatia, greets guests before a show in Ulan-Ude on Dec. 12, 2014, to commemorate the establishment of his arts foundation to promote local artistic activities. Iwata was a soloist at the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Violonist Goto

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese violinist Midori Goto. An album featuring her won the Best Classical Compendium award at the Grammys on Jan. 26, 2014. Goto performed as a soloist in the violin concerto on the album entitled "Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik," under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach.

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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (R) gives instruction to a dancer at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (L front) examines a rehearsal at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, receives flowers as he and other performers take a curtain call at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. It was the final performance at the ballet company by the 41-year-old first soloist, who joined the company in 1995.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, gives his farewell performance at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. The 41-year-old first soloist joined the ballet company in 1995.

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Bolshoi dancer Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Iwata, 41, will retire later in the year.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata to retire

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (back), the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011.

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Bolshoi soloist Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, dances during a charity ballet performance to aid victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Moscow in June 2011.

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Charity concert in London

LONDON, England - Japanese violinist Akiko Suwanai (C) plays as a soloist at a charity concert given by the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra in London on May 23, 2011, to support relief efforts in the wake of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Lang Lang performs in Ljubljana's summer moonlight night

STORY: Lang Lang performs in Ljubljana's summer moonlight night DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of Lang Lang performing in Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" as the piano soloist STORYLINE: Chinese pianist Lang Lang appeared at Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, bringing the 70th Ljubljana Festival to a climax on Monday night. Some people were lingering at the main cash register of the Cankar Hall of the Ljubljana Cultural Center where the concert is to take place, expecting to getting a ticket in a last-ditch effort. The festival's official website shows that tickets for the concert have been sold out a few days ago. Lang Lang and conductor Daniel Barenboim led more than 2,000 spectators on a tour of Spain. The Spanish element is the main tone of this concert. Lang Lang is the piano soloist in Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" and Claude Debussy's "Iberia," and Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole

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ITALY-ROME-EAST MEETS WEST-CONCERT

(220627) -- ROME, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cello soloist Li La performs "Vivendo il sogno" (Living the dream) during a special one-off "East Meets West" classical music concert at the Rome Opera House in Rome, Italy, June 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: "East Meets West" concert featuring Chinese, Italian compositions held in Rome" (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-ROME-EAST MEETS WEST-CONCERT

(220627) -- ROME, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Violin soloist Lu Wei performs "The Butterfly Lovers" during a special one-off "East Meets West" classical music concert at the Rome Opera House in Rome, Italy, June 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: "East Meets West" concert featuring Chinese, Italian compositions held in Rome" (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian contemporary pop singer Malika Ayane (bottom R) and classical soloist Giovanni Andrea Zanon (bottom L) perform during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian contemporary pop singer Malika Ayane (R) and classical soloist Giovanni Andrea Zanon perform during the closing ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian contemporary pop singer Malika Ayane (R) and classical soloist Giovanni Andrea Zanon perform during the closing ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian contemporary pop singer Malika Ayane (2nd L) and classical soloist Giovanni Andrea Zanon perform during the closing ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. & Catherine Keener Characters: Steve Lopez & Mary Weston Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

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The Soloist (2009)

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The Soloist (2009)

Jamie Foxx & Robert Downey Jr. Characters: Nathaniel Ayers & Steve Lopez Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. & Joe Wright Characters: Steve Lopez & Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. Characters: Steve Lopez Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Jamie Foxx Characters: Nathaniel Ayers Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. & Jamie Foxx Characters: Steve Lopez & Nathaniel Ayers Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Jamie Foxx Characters: Nathaniel Ayers Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. & Jamie Foxx Characters: Steve Lopez & Nathaniel Ayers Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009

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The Soloist (2009)

Robert Downey Jr. Characters: Steve Lopez Film: The Soloist (2009) Director: Joe Wright 24 April 2009 Date: 24 April 2009