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Former JPO director to conduct London Philharmonic

Classical music enthusiasts who happen to be in Mexico City for the Mexican Independence Day festivities  might want to book now for any of three performances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, two scheduled at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and one at the Auditorio Nacional.  


Mexican soldiers in Bastille Day parade

Although Enrique Peña Nieto’s state visit to France was eclipsed by the dramatic escape of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman,  Mexico’s president and First Lady – sitting alongside French President Francois Hollande – seemed to thoroughly enjoy the moment 156 Mexican soldiers marched down the Champs-Elysees at the front of the annual July 14 Bastille Day military parade.