National Symphony Orchestra - Acting Principal Percussion Eric Shin plays the Mahler Box during the opening concert. Photo by Scott Suchman. | Facebook
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Janet Horvath on Twitter: "Take cover! Gearing up for the Hammerschlag : the hammer blow in Mahler's 6th Symphony the crucial representation of fate in the finale. Heart-stopping! #music #symphony https://t.co/xe1SU5UFzF" /
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