The caluch orchestra, a ucranian folk rap group, won this year's euro vision contest. But instead of displaying their trophy, they auction it off to buy drones for ukraine's army. Only the most accomplished pianists tackle the works of rakmadanof and only the more daring of those would pick piano concerto number three. An 18 year old carean virtuoso has found new deaths in it during his recent performance. After weeks of will she won't she the speaker of america's house of representatives. Nancy palose, second in line to the presidency, arrived in tiwan yesterday.
The visit of America’s speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has Chinese tempers flaring. We ask what the trip suggests about American policy and what it means for Taiwan. Crowdfunding is making a real difference in the war in Ukraine—but its effects vary between the two sides. And a close listen to a young pianist’s prizewinning Rachmaninoff-concerto performance.
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