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Flavin will host the Arsht Center's "Classic Conversations" on Thursday, March 21,
before the performance by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He says he spent
time previously with the orchestra and Bell when they came to Miami to work with
his students at the Frost School of Music. "[It is] one of the great orchestras."

Jorge Mejia, president and CEO of Sony Music Publishing Latin America, will be on
hand on Tuesday, April 16, before the performance of pianist Lang Lang in a recital
that features selected works from Chopin, Schumann, and Fauré. A pianist himself,
Mejia says he'll concentrate on the craft of performance when he speaks to the
before-show audience to give them an understanding of the person behind the
performance and, in this case, Lang Lang's years of dedication.

Mejia believes that exposure is the key to inspiring a love of classical music.

"When young people are exposed to this music, for the most part, I think they can't
help but at least be intrigued, if not fall in love with this music. I think the key is to
have people exposed to the music, and then the music does what it needs to do."

– Samuel Loetscher, ArtburstMiami.com

Knight Masterworks Classical Conversations. 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7; Thursday,
March 21; and Tuesday, April 16; at the Peacock Foundation Education Center at the
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-
6722; arshtcenter.org. Admission is free.