A true Musica Maestra never stops learning: During a break in their rehearsal, Alondra de la Parra takes a drum lesson from Benjamin Forster, solo timpanist of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich.
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Having conducted around 70 orchestras in Europe, the US, Japan and Brazil by age 36, de la Parra is an internationally known performer.
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