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Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic to tour US

November 9, 2009 By The Associated Press  MELISSA EDDY (Associated Press Writer)

BERLIN (AP) — Sir Simon Rattle's new contract with the Berlin Philharmonic is just days old but already he's looking ahead — to the orchestra's coast-to-coast tour U.S. tour starting this week, and to the role that classical music can and will play in 21st century society.

Rattle and the 128 members of the Berlin Philharmonic depart Monday for a seven-stop U.S. tour that will take them from...

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