{"id":24813,"date":"2018-06-05T13:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T03:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=24813"},"modified":"2018-06-05T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T03:04:58","slug":"nils-frahm-returns-to-sydney-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=24813","title":{"rendered":"Nils Frahm Returns To Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24814\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24814\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Nils-Frahm__credit-Daniel_Boud_SOH-Joan-Sutherland-Theatre_preview2-325x217.jpeg\" alt=\"Nils Frahm. Image credit Daniel Boud.\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nils Frahm. 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