He has since established himself not only as a pioneer of early-music playing in East Asia but as an international Bach authority.

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Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and Asia now share forms of dance, music, living arts and artistic expression that are a direct legacy of that history.

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That entails a loss of US jobs, loss of US economic momentum and ultimately, a reduced American stake in global hydrocarbon fundamentals: Music to the ears of conventional gas players in Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

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