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Berlin plays dominoes in tribute to wall fall

BERLIN: Daniel Barenboim, who was in town the night the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, will conduct the Staatskapelle Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate to cel-ebrate the 20th anniversary today. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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