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Bamberg

American  
[bam-burg, bahm-berk] / ˈbæm bɜrg, ˈbɑm bɛrk /

noun

  1. a city in N Bavaria in S Germany.


Bamberg British  
/ ˈbæmbɜːɡ, ˈbambɛrk /

noun

  1. a town in S Germany, in N Bavaria: seat of independent prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire (1007–1802). Pop: 69 899 (2003 est)

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He first came to attention after winning a new conducting competition in Bamberg, Germany, in 2004, when he was 23.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Salonen was on the jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition that Dudamel won and phoned Borda from Bamberg, famously describing the boyish Dudamel as “a conducting animal.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

He has spoken fondly of their youth together, riding bikes around the small town where she grew up, Bamberg, S.C.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2024

"Self-compassion is the act of having a caring, kind and attentive attitude towards oneself -- especially with regard to your own shortcomings," explains lead author Dr Robert Körner from the University of Bamberg.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

The girl nods back, “I’m Ziggy Frost, from Bamberg, Germany.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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