In the coming season of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the prolific conducting teacher Jorma Panula will share a concert with his latest produgy, Maximilian Fagerlund.
Panula is 95 years old, Fagerlund 18.
The son of Finnish composer Sebastian Fagerlund, Maximilian has won a national piano competition after studying with Andras Schiff.
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