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Jorma Panula pushes out next Finn baton

Jorma Panula pushes out next Finn baton

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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