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Reaching for the Divine: Violinist María Dueñas Celebrates Her Roots and Her First Violin Idol

September 25

Dueñas’ third album, ‘Homage to Heifetz,’ isn’t really meant to be about her first idol. It’s meant to honor her roots, and Heifetz is a part of her violin origin story.

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