The Portuguese virtuoso Cristiana Neves Custódio has been named princpal horn of the Luxembourg Philharmonic. She’s currently touring with them in Holland and Spain.
Cristiana, 27, previously enjoyed a spell with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
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