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Speaking to India Today, Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton talks about her performances in Mumbai this month, and the upcoming once in Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru in July and August.

What happens when a piano virtuoso meets a fat hamster? In Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts, Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton helps bring to life a sleepy animated rodent with a vertiginous Chopin etude-helping bring classical music to young listeners.

Acknowledging her debt to pioneers like William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (aka Hanna-Barbera,

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