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Variations on a Scheme

something of a classical music power couple. He is the music director of both Orchestra Wellington in New Zealand and the Vallejo Symphony, near San Francisco (their seasons are at opposite times of the year). She is an award-winning violinist and cofounder of NZTrio in Auckland, which is where the couple was long based. But a few years ago, when Justine decided to leave the ensemble, they suddenly felt free to move anywhere, as long as it was within striking distance of an airport. They chose to look for land in the Otago region of

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