Dionysis Grammenos: world class musician in the making

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The internationally awarded clarinet player from Greece talks to OnCulture

One year after his winning of the Eurovision Young Musicians international competition in Vienna, 20-year-old clarinettist Dionysis Grammenos from the Greek island of Corfu is preparing to conquer the world. OnCulture talked to him.
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