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Article: Mozart rules from Salzburg to Santiago on 250th anniversary of his birth
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- January 26, 2006
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GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-26-2006
Dateline: SALZBURG, Austria
Some bad news for those who think this year of mostly Mozart is too much Mozart: On Friday, you can run, but you can't hide.
Certainly not in Salzburg, the cobble-stoned and turreted city of his birth as it pulls out all stops to celebrate its favorite son's 250th birthday Friday. Or in Vienna, where dozens of events musical and other are planned.
But it isn't only Austria that is seized with Mozart madness.
Symphony orchestras and opera houses worldwide are going through final rehearsals while radio program directors line up their Mozart CDs. Piano students are polishing pieces for Mozart marathons and ...