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Summaries of Short Stories
Topics for ARD radio:
Abbreviations:
BR = Bayerischer Rundfunk
DW = Deutsche Welle
DLF = Deutschlandfunk
DLR = Deutschlandradio Kultur
HR = Hessischer Rundfunk
MDR = Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
NDR = Norddeutscher Rundfunk
ORB = Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg
RB = Radio Bremen
RBB = Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (fusion of ORB and SFB in May 2003)
SDR = Süddeutscher Rundfunk
SFB = Sender Freies Berlin
SR = Saarländischer Rundfunk
SWF = Südwestfunk
SWR = Südwestrundfunk (fusion of SDR and SWF in September 1998)
WDR = Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Short stories (3-10 minutes), for several stations in various versions
"I" means that an interview was aired, rather than a story with sound bites with my narration.
"G" means that an anchor in Germany interviewed me live on air.
Between 1997 and 2003, music reports for NDR aired simultaneously on ORB and SFB.
2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2012 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000 /1999 / 1998 / 1997 / 1996 / 1995 / 1994 / 1993
February 2016:
"Music for cats and monkeys: cellist David Teie composes music devoted to specific animals"
Aired on: BR, DLF, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
January 2016:
"Against all conventions: American mezzo soprano Jamie Barton"
Aired on: DLR (re-aired in January of 2017)
Brief summary
August 2015:
"Distant Voices: maverick pianist Frederic Chiu issues a unique CD"
Aired on: DLF, WDR
Brief summary
"Beethoven IX at the chicken farm: the Castleton Festival after the death of its founder Lorin Maazel"
Aired on: BR, DLF
Brief summary
February 2015:
"Struggle and innovation: opera in the United States"
Aired on: DLF, MDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Harmony at the women's prison: the Hiland Mountain Women’s String Orchestra in Alaska"
i>Aired on: BR
Also: Related features on BR (55') and DLF (50')
Brief summary
December 2014:
"Harmony at the women's prison: the Hiland Mountain Women’s String Orchestra in Alaska"
i>Aired on: SWR, WDR
Also: Related features on BR (55') and DLF (50')
Brief summary
October 2014:
"'Musicians are athletes': the fitness program at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia"
i>Aired on: BR
Brief summary
August 2014:
"Last-minute deal: contract settlement at the Metropolitan Opera"
i>Aired on: DLF, WDR
Brief summary
March 2014:
"Fight for survival: New York City Opera and other U.S. music companies walk on a tight rope"
i>Aired on: MDR
Brief summary
February 2014:
"Swan Song? 70th Anniversary concert of the bankrupt New York City Opera"
i>Aired on: BR, DLF, SWR
Brief summary
January 2014:
"No more freebee for the preacher? U.S. court finds tax exemption unconstitutional"
i>Aired on: DLR
Brief summary
December 2013:
"Withdrawal to Mount Olympus - former child star Dennis Chmelensky at Curtis Institute"
Aired on: DLF, MDR, WDR
Brief summary
November 2013:
"In between sky scraper and chalet - pianist Jenny Lin"
Aired on: NDR
Brief summary
October 2013:
"A gift from the Sultan - the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman)"
Aired on: BR, MDR, SWR
Also: Related features on BR (57') and DLF (50')
Brief summary
September 2013:
"Does the Met support gay rights? Season opening with Tchaikovsky opera sparks LGBT petition"
Aired on: NDR, SWR
Brief summary
August 2013:
"JFK and MLK for Germans - Goethe Institute shows films"
Aired on: DLF, DLR
Brief summary
July 2013:
"Provocateur or dinosaur? Ute Lemper turns 50"
Aired on: DLR; also: interview excerpts aired on BR
Brief summary
June 2013:
"The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - world premiere at the San Francisco Opera"
Aired on: DLF
Brief summary
"Year One after Van - the Van Cliburn Piano Competition"
Aired on: DLF, DLR, NDR, WDR (plus 1 "news minute" on NDR)
Also: Related feature on DLF (45')
Brief summary
"Wagner in America - world premiere in Washington, D.C."
Aired on: BR, WDR
Brief summary
February 2013:
"The Texan who conquered Russia - pianist Van Cliburn dies"
Aired on: NDR, WDR (plus 1 "news minute" on NDR)
Brief summary
January 2013:
"Chorus of the rejected - gay and lesbian Mormons sing in the One Voice Choir"
BR, DLF, DLR, WDR
Brief summary
November 2012:
"A case for the Guiness Book? The American Opera Initiative in Washington, D.C."
Aired on: DLF
Brief summary
"Crossing the Atlantic against the tide - the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on tour in Europe"
Aired on: DLR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
October 2012:
"Hamburg - D.C. - Oman: a profile of the artistic director Christina Scheppelmann"
Aired on: NDR, WDR
Brief summary
September 2012:
"A monument at danger - worries about Charles Ives' house"
Aired on: BR, DLF, DLR, WDR
Brief summary
August 2012:
"The Steinway record label - what can it add to the market?"
Aired on: WDR
Also: Related feature for DLR (30 min.)
Brief summary
July 2012:
"Piano playing: a tournament sport for Asians? Reports from the William Kapell Piano Competition"
Aired on: DLF, DLR, WDR
Also: Related feature on DLR (30')
Brief summary
May 2012:
"Let loose without booze - a world championship in barroom piano playing in the American Midwest"
Aired on: BR, DLF, WDR
Also: Related features for DLF/BR (56 min.), MDR (60 min.), and NDR (58 min.)
Brief summary
August 2003:
"Powerhouse in a valley of tears - the record label Andante"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, MDR, NDR
Brief summary
"Sponsor Alberto Vilar - recovering yet sobered"
Aired on: SWR
Brief summary
July 2003:
"A different breed of Yankees - charity for the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra"
Aired on: DLR, DW, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
June 2003:
"The motor of the Met - James Levine turns 60"
Aired on: HR, NDR
Brief summary
May 2003:
"Bach's ambassador in the world - Helmuth Rilling turns 70"
Aired on:DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, MDR, NDR, SWR
Brief summary
January 2003:
"Sponsor Alberto Vilar - Can't Buy Love"
Aired on: NDR, SWR
Brief summary
June 2002:
"Double Talent - Philadelphia Orchestra French Hornist succeeds as Marathon runner"
Aired on: DLR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
January 2002:
"There's more than Sawallisch and Masur - German music directors in America"
Aired on: BR, DLR, DW, HR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Singing from underneath - subway musicians in New York"
Aired on: BR, DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, SWR
Also: Features on SWR/DLR (58') and HR (25')
Brief summary
September 2001:
"A musician with a vision - Isaac Stern dead at 81"
Aired on: MDR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Also: A feature on DLR (20')
Brief summary
"A 'new' Beethoven - world premiere in Washington, D.C."
Aired on:DLR, DW, HR, NDR
Brief summary
"Shaking and making the best of it - America's music world after the terror attacks"
Aired on: DW, NDR (G), WDR
Brief summary
"Eye witness report - Washington D.C. in shock after the terror attacks"
Aired on: DLF (G)
Brief summary
August 2001:
"A driving force - The Washington Performing Arts Society"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
July 2001:
"All the Wagner You Can Get - Ex rocket scientist promotes opera per Internet"
Aired on: BR, DLR, DW, HR, NDR, SR
Brief summary
"An influential odd-man out - Schoenberg in America"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, NDR, SWR (2), SR
Also: Features on DLF (2x28'), DW (20'), MDR (45'), NDR (55'), SR (30'), WDR (60')
Brief summary
June 2001:
"Quo Vadis, Van Cliburn? A piano competition stems the tides"
Aired on: BR (G), DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
May 2001:
"Hot Iron -- Bavarian Radio Chorus makes American debut with music by Orff"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
April 2001:
"Placido's 'right hand' in Los Angeles -- a German named Edgar Baitzel"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, NDR, SR, WDR
Brief summary
"Not a lullaby - Robert Rich's sleep concert 'Somnium'"
Aired on: BR, DLR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"A Stradivarius made in Texas -- biochemist decodes the miraculous violin"
Aired on: BR, DLF, HR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
March 2001:
"Deafness irrelevant -- a profile of percussionist Evelyn Glennie"
Aired on: DLF (I), SWR, WDR
Also: 20-minute feature on DW
Brief summary
"Abrupt ending -- Ohnesorg leaves, Carnegie Hall presents his successor"
Aired on: BR (G), NDR (G), SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Refugee, telephone operator, world-class violinist -- Julius Rudel turns 80"
Aired on: DLF, DW, NDR
Also: 20-minute feature on MDR
Brief summary
Februar 2001:
"Go Germans -- German musicians are successful at the Grammy Awards"
Aired on: DLF, DW, HR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Lasagna and La Traviata - New York's Caffe Taci"
Aired on: BR, DW, NDR, WDR
Also: 30-minute feature on DLR
Brief summary
"A violinist, miraculous and strange -- Jascha Heifetz' centennial"
Aired on: BR, DLR, NDR, SWR
Also: 15-minute feature on WDR, NDR, ORB, SR
Brief summary
"A violinist named Heifetz -- Jascha's cousin Daniel branches out"
Aired on : DLF, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
January 2001:
"No longer a rumor -- Lorin Maazel takes over the New York Philharmonic"
Aired on: BR, DLF, NDR (G), SWR, SR, WDR (G)
Brief summary
"Dr. Jazz -- formal jazz education in America"
Aired on: NDR (2), SWR, WDR (2)
Brief summary
"Late conquest -- Renate Behle makes her debut at the Met"
Aired on: DLF (I), DW, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"One riddle less to solve -- Christoph Eschenbach Music Director in Philadelphia"
Aired on: BR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
December 2000:
"A surprising move -- Franz Xaver Ohnesorg leaves New York for Berlin"
Aired on: BR, DLF, DW, NDR (G), SR, SWR, WDR (G)
Brief summary
"Musical adventures in the city of bureaucrats -- the Coolidge Auditorium turns 75"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Polyphonic hoof patter - Dave Brubeck turns 80"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
November 2000:
"A pace-maker for many directions -- Gunther Schuller turns 75"
Aired on: BR, DLF, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"German tradition, American environment -- the Philadelphia Orchestra turns 100"
Aired on: BR, DLR, DW, HR, NDR, SR, WDR
Also: 28-minute feature for DLF
Brief summary
"Jobs, jobs,jobs -- Christoph Eschenbach is a candidate in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston"
Aired on: NDR
Brief summary
"An American pioneer -- Aaron Copland's Centennial"
Aired on: DLR, MDR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Also: 60-minute feature for HR
Brief summary
"Another summit in D.C. -- Domingo und Fricke unite in Parsifal"
Aired on: DLR, DW, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Heinrich Heine in New York -- Gabriele Jacobi creates a new music thater piece"
Aired on: BR, DLF, DW, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
October 2000:
"Swastikas and an anonymnous letter -- Franz Xaver Ohnesorg under attack"
Aired on: BR, DLF, DW, NDR (2), SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Milk on marble for medicine -- Wolfgang Laib exhibition in Washington, D.C."
Aired on: DLF
Brief summary
"Asian spirit, molded by Uncle Sam? Singapore S.O. plays in Germany"
Aired on: NDR
Brief summary
"Radio orchestras -- a war horse in Germany, a dinosaur in America"
Aired on: DLR,DLF (I), DW, HR, NDR (2), WDR
Brief summary
September 2000:
"Spreading the word -- Jazz @ Lincoln Center"
Aired on: BR, DLR (2), HR, NDR
Brief summary
"A uniquely American orchestra -- The San Francisco Symphony"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
August 2000:
"Good-bye CD? American orchestras are getting ready for commercial webcasts"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, MDR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"The 'Liszt' of jazz piano -- Oscar Peterson turns 75"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR
Also: 85-minute feature for WDR
Brief summary
"Everything you always wanted to know about soundtracks ... earthquake in Hollywood"
Aired on: BR, MDR, NDR, SWR, WDR - ORF (Austrian Radio)
Also: 55-minute feature for SWR
Brief summary
July 2000:
"Musician, Mentor, Activist -- Violinist Isaac Stern turns 80"
Aired on: DLF (I), DW, MDR, NDR, SR, SWR
Also: features on BR (120 min.), DLR (23 min.), and HR (60 min.)
Brief summary
"The 'Bad Boy of Music' -- George Antheil's centennial"
Aired on: DLR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
June 2000:
"A forum for spearheads -- the 'Mavericks Festival' in San Francisco"
Aired on: DLR, MDR, NDR
Brief summary
"Bach Beats Bad Boy - American music in America"
Aired on: NDR
Brief summary
"Conductors crossing the Atlantic - Germans in America, Americans in Germany"
Aired on: WDR
Also: 85-minute feature for WDR
Brief summary
"A new concept - American conductors in Germany"
Aired on: DW,NDR, SWR
Brief summary
May 2000:
"Second wind -- the Senior Concert Orchestra of New York"
Aired on: MDR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Good, old tradition - German conductors in America"
Aired on: NDR, SR, SWR
Brief summary
"Strawinsky as a task for life - a profile of conductor and author Robert Craft"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
April 2000:
"Tosca for bad boys - university in Connecticut disciplines students with opera"
Aired on: BR, DLF, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"New York, Petersburg, Baden-Baden - a profile of music philanthropist Alberto Vilar"
Aired on: BR, DLF, HR, NDR, SWR, SR, WDR
Brief summary
"Taking stock after six months - Franz Xaver Ohnesorg at Carnegie Hall"
Aired on:BR, DLF, DW, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
March 2000:
"Bethlehem - J.S. Bach's cradle in America"
Aired on: DLR, DW, HR, NDR, SWR
Brief summary
February 2000:
"Escaped from disaster, and off to Germany -- The Toronto Symphony Orchestra"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR(2)
Brief summary
"J.S. Bach in the New World -- a profile of the American Bach Society"
Aired on: DW, DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Apprentice turns master -- German Artemis Quartet makes debut at Carnegie Hall"
Aired on: DW, NDR
Brief summary
January 2000:
"The poorhouse as a digest -- children's choir from the South Bronx excites America"
Aired on: BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
Audio!
"Between Met and Munich -- James Levine's ambitious plans"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, DW (I), NDR, RB, SR, SWR, WDR
Also: features for BR (115 min.), HR (55 min.) and MDR (I, 30 min.)
Brief summary
"Mickey & Donald make music -- the cartoon 'Fantasia 2000' features classical music"
Aired on: BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"The creator of 'soul jazz' is dead -- Obituary for jazz cornet player Nat Adderley"
Aired on: SWR
Brief summary
December 1999:
"Between tradition and Y2K -- New Years Eve galas on the American East Coast"
Aired on: NDR
Brief summary
"Dream team Masur-Marsalis -- a world premiere at the New York Philharmonic"
Aired on: DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Always out for a new challenge -- composer profile of jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), HR, NDR, SWR
Also: a feature for DLR (55 min.)
Brief summary
"A new opera at the Met -- world premiere of John Harbison's 'The Great Gatsby' "
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, SR, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Between two worlds -- George Hanson's debut at the New York Philharmonic"
Aired on: DW, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
November 1999:
"The gentle force in Philadelphia -- Eugene Ormandy's centennial"
Aired on: NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Also: features for DLR (25 min.), HR (55 min.), WDR (85 min.)
Brief summary
"A Danish event travels to New York -- The Carl Nielsen Violin Competition"
Aired on: BR, NDR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
October 1999:
"Stars of tomorrow -- Curtis Institute sends its orchestra to Germany"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, DW, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
September 1999:
"Radio via satellite and internet -- Public Radio Program Directors meet in Memphis"
Aired on: DLR (G), SWR (G), RB
Also: features fuer BR (20 min.) und HR (55 min.)
Brief summary
"Villa Aurora -- a heaven for the gifted"
Aired on: DLR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"Professor Perlman -- world famous violinist joins staff at Juilliard School"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
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"Schoenberg, James Dean, Star Trek -- Leonard Rosenman's rich life"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
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August 1999:
"Summerfest La Jolla -- an emerging place for chamber music in America"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, NDR, RB, SWR
Also: a feature for DLF (55 min.)
Brief summary
Brief summary of the interview
"Been there, done that -- Star Wars = the Ring of the Nibelung"
Aired on: BR, DLR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
"An old master creates excitement in the New World -- Bach festivals in America"
Aired on: DLR, NDR
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July 1999:
"Adventurer, world star, educator -- Janos Starker turns 75"
Aired on: BR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
June/July 1999:
"Music is not colorblind -- the International Encyclopedia of Black Composers"
Aired on: BR, DLF, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
June 1999:
"The Nuremberg Laws -- an original draft found in Los Angeles"
Aired on: DLR, SR, SWR
Brief summary
"Invoking the spirit of Bach -- the 'Leipzig Service' in rural Virginia"
Aired on: DLR, DW, NDR, WDR
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"The American version -- the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina"
Aired on: BR, DLR, HR, NDR, SWR, WDR
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"The founder of the two Spoletos -- Gian Carlo Menotti on visit in New York"
Aired on: DLR, DLF (I), HR, NDR, RB, SWR
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May 1999:
"The King of Swing -- Benny Goodman's 90th birthday"
Aired on: DLF, DLR, HR, MDR, NDR (3 sequences), RB, SWR, WDR
Also: a feature for WDR (85 min.)
Brief summary
"Two big band icons in comparison -- interview with Gunther Schuller"
Aired on: DLF (I)
Brief summary
"Is teaching a dream job? Axel Strauss assists Ms. DeLay at the Juilliard School"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, MDR (August), NDR, RB
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"Hyper instruments enter establishment -- world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
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April 1999:
"On top and yet with a glass ceiling? Duke Ellington's centennial"
Aired on: DLF (I*), MDR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
* Interview with Ellington's grand children Mercedes and Paul
Also: long versions of interviews with Mercedes and Paul Ellington and Gunther Schuller for BR, as well as features for HR (45 min.) and DLR (55 min., March 1999)
Brief summary
"86, 90, 91?? Who cares -- Lionel Hampton is as productive as ever"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
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March 1999:
"With guts and brains -- violinist Anne-Akiko Meyers plays in Steinfurt"
Aired on: DLR (I), DLR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"A master of all trades -- pianist Robert Levin plays in Luebeck und Karlsruhe
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, SWR
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February 1999:
"Hawk or dove in cyber space? Classical radio conference in San Antonio"
Aired on: BR (G), DLR, HR, MDR (G), NDR (3 parts), RB, SWR, WDR
Also: features for BR and DW (20 minutes each)
Brief summary
December 1998:
"Calculated chaos -- composer Elliott Carter turns 90"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Also: features for WDR (85 min.), DLR (55), BR (55) and MDR (20 min.)
Brief summary
"A name behind the big names -- Dorothy DeLay, the violin teacher"
Aired on: BR, DLF (I), DLR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Also: a feature for HR (45 min.)
Brief summary
November 1998:
"Washington honors Holocaust victims -- world premiere at the Library of Congress"
Aired on: DW, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
"The Red Violin -- music education or music promotion ?"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"Victory of an underdog -- Thomas Quasthoff conquers America"
Aired on: DLR, DW, NDR, SWR, WDR
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October 1998:
"A Big Apple rolls to the Rhine river -- New York Philharmonic resides in Cologne"
Aired on: DLR, DW, HR, NDR, RB, SWR, WDR
Brief summary
September 1998:
"A musical melting pot -- George Gershwin's centennial"
Aired on: BR, DLR, HR (2 pieces), MDR, NDR (3 pieces), RB, SFB, SWR (2 pieces), WDR
Also: features for WDR (85 min.) und DLF (30 min.)
Brief summary
"50 years with the New York Philharmonic -- a profile of clarinetist Stanley Drucker"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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August 1998:
"The mover and shaker of Los Angeles -- a profile of manager Ernest Fleischmann"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
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"A team of rising stars -- the Los Angeles Philharmonic"
Aired on: DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
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July 1998:
"50 years employed and never promoted -- a profile of trumpeter Adolph Herseth"
Aired on: DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, SWR (9/98)
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"A historical event in Oregon -- Penderecki's world premiere at the Bach Festival"
BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
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June 1998:
"Mozart resumes composing -- David Cope's savvy computer does the trick"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"Bäääähthoven and Vaaaagner -- Governor Miller bestows a gift on Georgia's babies"
BR, DLF (I), DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, SDR, SR, WDR
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"Dancing with no legs? Artists with disabilities gather in Washington"
DLR, HR, NDR, SDR, SR
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"Giants and dwarfs in the lands of American Indians -- Wagner's 'Ring' in Arizona"
DLR, DW, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR (2 Stuecke)
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"Carmen Goes Multimedia -- Interview with David Gockely, Houston Grand Opera"
DLF (I)
Brief summary
May 1998:
"Keyboard keenness in Kalamazoo -- the Gilmore Keyboard Festival"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary (link to doc)
"50 years after the Berlin Air Lift -- German Youth Orchestra honors America"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"Prominent social workers -- Detroit Symphony Orchestra tours Germany"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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April 1998:
"Comeback at the Washington Opera -- Heinz Fricke steps out of Domingo's shadow"
DLR, DLF (I), HR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
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March 1998:
"Sweet little 18 yet far beyond a violin lolita -- Hilary Hahn tours Germany"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
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"Placido Domingo spills the beans -- press conference at the Washington Opera"
HR, NDR
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"Manitoo sings -- world premiere of the opera 'Coyote Tales' in Kansas City"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR (2 pieces)
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February 1998:
"Multimedia Baroque -- Yo-Yo Ma's CD-ROM 'Inspired by Bach' "
BR, DLF (I), HR, NDR, RB
Also: an interview version for NDR (15 min.)
Brief summary
"A biblical opera with sensuality -- Samson et Dalilah at the Metropolitan Opera"
HR
Also: a feature for DLR (15 min.)
Brief summary
"Viking offspring returning to Europe -- the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"Reunion in New York -- Kurt Masur conducts the Thomas Choir of Leipzig"
DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
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"A composer for all purposes -- John Corigliano turns 60"
DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
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January 1998:
"Yo-Yo Ma and Peter Gelb - a power team behind the new multimedia Bach"
DLF (I), DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
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"Greatness, simplicity, maturity -- an interview with Hildegard Behrens"
DLF (I)
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"A modest leader -- Eve Queler and the Opera Orchestra New York"
DLF (I)
Also: a feature for DLR (20 min., Dec. 1997)
Brief summary
"America saved and persecuted him -- Berthold Brecht's centennial"
BR, DLR, SDR
Brief summary
"Anti-Semitism at the Washington Opera? Jewish violinist accuses Heinz Fricke"
NDR, RB, SR, WDR
Brief summary
December 1997:
"Healing from the past -- world premiere of Anthony Davis' opera 'Amistad' "
BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
November 1997:
"Old vine in new vessels -- New York Philharmonic issues historic CDs"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"A naturally-born Carmen -- mezzo soprano Denyce Graves"
BR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: features for DLF (55 min., Jan. 1998) and DLR (30 min., May 1998)
Brief summary
October 1997:
"A successful away game -- German composer W.-A. Schultz conquers Carnegie Hall"
HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"From the heart of America -- Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra visits Germany"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
"A wide stretch across the Atlantic Ocean -- Christoph Eschenbach's double existence"
HR, NDR, RB (8/97), SDR, WDR (8/97)
Also: a feature for DLR (15 min., Dec. 1997)
Brief summary
September 1997:
"Arts for everybody -- free concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington"
DLF, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
August 1997:
"West of Santa Fe -- a profile of German guitarist Ottmar Liebert"
DLR, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"The fat lady is singing again -- America's opera boom"
BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: a feature for MDR (25 min., October 1997)
Brief summary
"The Antichrist of Puritanism -- an obituary for William S. Burroughs"
HR, SDR
Brief summary
July 1997:
"Classical Music for Dummies -- a hot new multimedia CD"
BR, DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"A German stronghold? The Leonard Rose Cello Competition in Maryland"
DLR, HR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Money makes music -- American orchestras distribute affinity cards"
DLF, RB, NDR, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
June 1997:
"Seeking a new piano legend -- the Tenth Van Cliburn Piano Competition"
BR, DLR, HR (G), NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
May 1997:
"Is criticism blasphemy? Domingo's first year at the Washington Opera"
BR, DLF, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"The heroes of Miami -- world premiere of Robert Ashley's opera 'Balseros' "
DLF, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
"In between two worlds -- Erich Wolfgang Korngold's centennial"
NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
Also: features for DLF (28 min., May 1997), DLR (15 min., June 1997), HR (83 min., May 1997), WDR (85 min., July 1997)
Brief summary
"Medieval music, playfully -- the Ensemble for Early Music in New York"
BR, DLF, HR, NDR, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Returning to the voice -- Bobby McFerrin's 'Circle Songs' "
DLR, HR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
April 1997:
"From Abraham Lincoln's pocket to the Library of Congress -- a special exhibition"
DLR
Brief summary
"At the pulse of the time -- the 'Newseum' opens outside Washington D.C."
DLR
Brief summary
"The Hollywood Maestro -- a profile of conductor John Mauceri"
DLR, NDR, WDR
Brief summary
"A new 'Brahms' made in Iowa -- pianist Uriel Tsachor transcribes Schumann quintet"
DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
Brief summary
March 1997:
"Shine -- David Helfgott, pianist in the limelight, makes his debut in the United States"
DLF (2), HR, NDR, ORB (2), RB, SDR, WDR
Brief summary
"Energetic as ever -- a profile of cellist Janos Starker"
WDR
Brief summary
February 1997:
"Survival strategies -- Classical radio conference in Atlanta"
DLR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
Brief summary
"A gifted little sister -- Frances Gershwin Godowsky"
HR, NDR, ORB, WDR (Feb.), DLR, RB (March)
Brief summary
January 1997:
"Long ears in the orchestra pit -- 'Bugs Bunny on Broadway'"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
"Late stardom -- Hildegard von Bingen conqers the United States"
DLF, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
Brief summary
December 1996:
"San Francisco Symphony walks out -- what is behind the strike wave?"
DLF
Brief summary
"Top or flop? World premiere of Lloyd-Webber's musical "Whistle Down the Wind'"
BR (G), DLR, HR (G), NDR, RB (G), WDR (G), WDR (2)
Brief summary
"Big brother in the background -- Ira Gershwin's centennial"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Brief summary
November 1996:
"Escaping desaster -- Philadelphia Orchestra ends nine-week strike"
BR, DLF, HR (G), NDR, ORB, WDR
Brief summary
"West Coast power -- San Francisco Symphony is coming to Germany"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Kurzbeschreibng (link to ghmtthme.doc)
"Where does the treasure go? Arnold Schoenberg Institute is leaving Los Angeles"
DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
Brief summary
October 1996:
"With the Man(n) of day one -- Juilliard String Quartet celebrates 50th anniversary"
DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB
"Orchestra musicians doing social work -- the Detroit Symphony Orchestra"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
"The 'Dean' of American composers -- Howard Hanson's centennial"
DLR, HR, NDR, WDR
"Union Station, German Weeks -- culture unites business people in Washington"
BR, DLF, ORB, SDR
September 1996:
"A 'children's birthday' in Los Angeles -- L.A. Opera turns 10"
DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
"A landmark building -- the new Metropolitan Opera celebrates its 30th anniversary"
BR (2), DLR, HR, RB, WDR
Also: a feature for WDR/NDR/ORB (15 min.)
August 1996:
"A museum of superlatives -- Smithsonian celebrates its 150th anniversary"
BR, DLF, MDR, SDR
"Adventure America -- Kurt Masur about to tour Germany with New York Philharmonic"
BR, DLF (I), DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, ORB, SDR, WDR
"The power of the word -- Music Critics of America meet in New York"
DLR, HR, NDR, SDR, WDR
July 1996:
"Divas and bath tub tenors -- world premiere of Tod Machover's 'Brain Opera'"
BR, DLF, DLR, HR, NDR, SR, WDR
"Another facette of the big event -- the Olympic Arts Festival in Atlanta"
BR (2), DLF, DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR (G), SR, WDR (2)
"A Rocky Mountain romance -- 40th anniversary of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe'"
BR, DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
Also: features for MDR (24 min., Dec. 1996) and DLR (26 min., Jan. 1997)
June 1996:
"Equal rights in the orchestra pit -- the Women's Philharmonic in San Francisco"
DLF, DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
"The Rock Maestro -- Michael Tilson Thomas brings The Grateful Dead onstage"
DLR, HR, ORB, RB, WDR
"Cheers in Cincinnati -- American orchestra conference reveals positive development"
BR, DLR, HR, WDR
"New York calls Karlsruhe -- exhibit of the ZKM at the Guggenheim"
DLF
May 1996:
"Master class -- Luebeck's Artemis-Quartett visits Juilliard String Quartet"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
"Another beautiful violin kid? Chee-Yun catches the eye with savvy promotion"
DLF, DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, WDR
"German cellist experiences the American dream -- Alban Gerhard's fast rise"
HR, NDR, RB, WDR
"Successfully against the flow -- cultural taxes in Colorado"
BR, DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
"No escape for the Diva -- at the Opera Colorado, the audience watches from all sides"
DLR, HR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
"In Ozawa's foot steps? Profile of conductor Eiji Owe"
HR
April 1996:
"Dachau, Manila, Beijing, Los Angeles -- Herbert Zipper's ubiquitous legacy"
DLR, HR, NDR, RB, WDR
"Dresden showcased in Washington -- Exhibit at the Library of Congress"
BR, DLF, DLR, MDR, SR
"A swedish mezzo made in America -- profile of Charlotte Hellekant"
HR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
"Chimes Kentucky -- MDR recommends Johannes Wallmann for Grawemeyer Award"
MDR
"A new role for Luciano Pavarotti -- Andrea Chenier at the Metropolitan Opera"
DLR
Also: feature for WDR (21 min., April 1996)
"A rising star with firm foundation -- profile of violinist Hilary Hahn"
DLR
March 1996:
"Who praises the Highest the best? Gospel 'olympics' in Savannah, Georgia"
DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, WDR
"Hanibal's conquest -- jazz trumpeter composes, breaking racial barriers"
DLR, HR, NDR
February 1996:
"The kids are coming -- Grammy Awards in the classical music category"
DLR, ORB
"The Library of Congress digs out -- CDs of the Budapest String Quartet released"
DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, ORB, WDR
"A new team -- Mariss Jansons brings Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to Germany"
DLR, NDR, WDR
"Domingo speaks -- the Washington Opera hosts a press conference with the new boss"
DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR (G), WDR
"The big moment -- press review on Cecilia Bartoli's debut at the Metropolitan Opera"
BR, WDR
"Immigration Awards -- Washington lawyers honor successful newcomers"
MDR, ORB
"The awful, awesome ghetto -- exhibit at the Building Museum in Washington, D.C."
DLF, MDR, ORB, SDR
"The new guy in Washington -- Leonard Slatkin joins the National Symphony Orchestra"
DLR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
January 1996:
"A breakthrough -- Theft of the Quedlinburg Cathedral Treasure goes to court"
DLF, MDR, ORB, RB, SDR
"Shift at the Met -- Leonie Rysanek's farewell, Dmitri Hvorostovsky's debut"
DLR, ORB, RB, WDR
Also: a feature for HR (20 min., Dec. 1995)
December 1995:
"Sweeping it under the rug -- Library of Congress cancels exhibit on slavery"
BR, DLF, MDR, SDR (G), WDR
"Artists have to eat -- arts presenters hold conference in New York"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, SDR, WDR
"America's music factotum -- a profile of composer Peter Schickele"
DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: a feature for children for DLR (25 min., August 1996)
"A 'cheat sheet' becomes popular -- surtitles in American opera houses"
DLR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
November 1995:
"Music for the eyes -- Philadelphia Orchestra experiments with a video screen"
MDR, ORB, SDR, WDR
"Cyberian Rhapsody -- Seattle Symphony experiences traffic jam in Cyber Space"
DLF, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, SDR (G), SDR, SR, WDR
"Simple pleasures -- a painting group for patients with Alzheimer's Disease"
DLR, HR, MDR, ORB, SDR
"Long lines outside the museum -- Vermeer exhibit in Washington, D.C."
DLF (2), SDR
"Beethoven for the deaf -- concerts with sign language in Washington, D.C."
DLR, RB
October 1995:
"Immortal Beloved -- Hollywood 'discloses' Beethoven's romantic affairs"
DLF, DLR, MDR, ORB, NDR, RB, WDR
"New works and new media -- the strategy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic"
DLR, RB, WDR
"Better than Aspirin -- Leverkusen composer York Hoeller at the Chicago Symphony"
DLR, NDR, RB, WDR (G)
"A piece of history -- Boston Symphony Orchestra releases a CD featuring Karl Muck"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
Also: a feature for DLF (28 min)
September 1995:
"Lonely greatness -- Bela Bartok's death 50 years ago in New York"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: features for WDR (85 min., Sept. 1995) und DLF (28 min)
"Visiting neighbors via super information highway -- Blacksburg Electronic Village"
BR, DLF, DLR, HR, ORB, WDR
Also: a feature for MDR (23 min., Oct. 1995)
"www.yukyuk -- lechers and Puritans fight over Internet porn"
HR, MDR, ORB, SDR
August 1995:
"Tanglewood -- Young German Philharmonic takes Boston Symphony Orchestra's place"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, RB (G), WDR
"An alternative to Bayreuth -- Seattle is an American stronghold for the 'Ring' "
DLF, DLR, MDR, ORB (G), RB, WDR
Also: a feature for DLR (30 min., Sept. 1995)
"Heavy duty -- Washington Opera starts children's camp with Krasa's 'Brundibar'"
DLR, HR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
July 1995:
"A Mekka for America's Bach fans -- Helmuth Rilling's festival in Oregon"
DLF, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
June 1995:
"The Met goes outdoors -- free concerts in New York's parks"
DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
May 1995:
"An underdog with high standards -- the Bronx Opera"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
"Symphony with Blue Note -- William Grant Still's centennial"
BR, DLR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: features for DLF (28 min., May 1995) and WDR (85 min., Sept. 1995)
"He defies all categories -- a profile of the Black pianist Awadagin Pratt"
DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
April 1995:
"100 years of nature conservation -- a profile of the Bonx Zoo"
BR, DLR, MDR, RB, SDR
"Horny Amadeus -- 'Tutti,' the cool classical music magazine, tells the facts"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
"'As You Like It' -- Philadelphia Orchestra compiles concert program by popular vote"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, SDR, WDR
March 1995:
"Return after 57 years -- Kreuzchor of Dresden sings in the United States"
DLR, NDR, SR, WDR
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -- 40 years after the world premiere"
DLR
"Classic goes Pop -- the Grammy Awards for classical recordings"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, SDR, SR, WDR
"Experiments in New York -- German publisher Burda is planning online venture"
BR, ORB, SR
January 1995:
"A camera man goofs -- chaos at the O.J. Simpson trial"
SDR
"Late reward -- premiere of Viktor Ullmann's 1st Symphony at Philadelphia Orchestra"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SFB, WDR
"Controversy in Texas -- world premiere of 'Harvey Milk' at the Houston Grand Opera"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, SDR, SR, WDR
"The art of light classics -- Cincinnati Pops and other Pops Orchestras"
DLF, DLR, MDR, NDR, WDR
Also: a feature for DLR (15 min., December 1994)
"Militant Christians in America -- John Salvi's rampage is not an isolated case"
MDR., NDR, SR, WDR
December 1994:
"Sting operation accomplished -- Jewish detective Yaron Svoray uncovers Nazi nests"
DLR, MDR, SWF, WDR
"Looking back -- highlights of classical music events in America in 1994"
DLR
November 1994:
"Bart Simpson's double life -- an actress with high moral goals dubs the cartoon lad"
RB, SDR
"He shaped cartoons and ads -- Roy Liechtenstein exhibit in Washington, D.C."
MDR, ORB
October 1994:
"For every good cause a special month -- Americans celebrate the classical music month"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
"Thread and television -- Mo Edoga's art project comes to Virginia"
SDR
September 1994:
"Protecting creativity -- CISAK holds conference in Washington, D.C."
DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, SR
August 1994:
"Dream project Disney Hall -- the Los Angeles Philharmonic is planning for its future"
DLR, NDR, ORB,
July 1994:
"A German educates America on classical music -- profile on radio anchor Karl Haas"
DLR, NDR, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: a feature for MDR (42 min., September 1995)
"Santa Fe Opera -- the American Bayreuth"
DLR, NDR, ORB, WDR
Also: a feature for MDR (60 min., July 1994)
June 1994:
"Good ideas in hard times -- American orchestra conference in Dallas"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, SR, WDR
"Stareinkauf in der Hauptstadt -- Washington Opera holt Placido Domingo"
MDR
May 1994:
"A German 'summit' in Houston -- Eschenbach premieres work by Aribert Reimann"
DLR, NDR, ORB, SR, WDR
"A paradise for keyboard fans -- the Gilmore Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan"
DLR, NDR, ORB, RB
Also: a feature for DLR (55 min., September 1994)
"Digital broadcast on the rise -- National Association of Broadcasters meet in Las Vegas"
DLR, MDR, ORB, SDR (G), SR, WDR
April 1994:
"Music is not colorblind -- workshop of Black composers in Detroit"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, RB
March 1994:
"An American comes to D.C. -- Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, RB,
"A victory with little consequence -- the Grammy Awards for classical music"
DLR, RB, NDR, ORB, RB, SR
February 1994:
"Sailing lessons from the trumpeter -- a unique auction at the Philadelphia Orchestra"
NDR, ORB, RB,
"A pacemaker next to the Met -- New York City Opera celebrates 50th anniversary"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB, WDR
Also: feature for DLR (55 min., February 1994) and SR (30 min., April 1994)
"Brain boxes and body fluids - Robert Morris exhibit in New York"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, SR
"A secret competition -- pianist Ralf Gothoni wins the Gilmore Award"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, WDR
"The Lord's voice on FM -- conservative Christian broadcasters meet in D.C."
MDR, ORB, RB, WDR
January 1994:
"56 Blows -- brutal cops inspire composer Alvin Singleton"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB,
"Nostalgia at the Washington Opera -- world premiere of Argento's 'Dream of Valentino"
BR, DLR, NDR, WDR
December 1993:
"A competition of extremes -- Pogorelich Piano Competition produces 2 unequal winners"
BR, DLR, NDR, ORB, RB, SDR, WDR
Also: a feature for DLR (55 min., Dec. 1993)
November 1993:
"Electronic Bernstein -- Library of Congress puts his heritage on the Interent"
ORB
October 1993:
"Diva Monroe -- world premiere of Laderman's 'Marilyn' at the New York City Opera"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, ORB, SR, WDR
September 1993:
"Braying salute -- Wolfgang Sawallisch's children's concert with Philadelphia Orchestra"
BR, DLR, MDR, NDR, RB
July 1993:
"A carreer leap -- Alban Gerhardt wins the Leonard Rose Cello Competition in Maryland"
DLR, ORB, RB
"Toccata in g minor all day -- the J.S. Bach Organ Competition in Washington, D.C."
DLR, NDR
June 1993:
"Deep spirits, nimble fingers -- the 9th Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth"
DLR, NDR, ORB, RB, SWF, SR, WDR
Also: a feature for DLR (55 min., June 1993)
April 1993:
"Lorenzo's Oil -- Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon are playing a true story"
DLR, SR
"Ami Go Home -- controversial East German exhibit in Chicago"
DLR, NDR, ORB, SR
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