Nagano among recipients of YMCA Peace Medal

Kent Nagano comes in peace, and now he has the medal to prove it.
The soft-spoken conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) was an honorary recipient of a YMCA Peace Medal, Wednesday, along with six other laureates celebrated during a charity dinner in Old Montreal on the eve of the International Day of Peace.
Far from jaded about the symbolic award, the maestro spoke with eloquence and passion about the importance of focusing on peace in these troubled times.
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