New York Philharmonic Audio
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26 Jun 2008
Manitoba-born violinist James Ehnes is being called one of the hottest Canadian classical musicians to come along in a long time. Earlier this year he received a Grammy Award for his recording of concertos by Barber, Korngold and Walton. He joins us today -- in advance of an appearance with the NY Philharmonic -- to perform the music of J.S. Bach in our studio. James Ehnes performs tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 7:30 pm at Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic . He performs again at Avery Fisher Hall Tues. Jul. 1 and Wed. Jul. 2.
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13 May 2008
If it's too loud, you're too old. That's the old rock ‘n’ roll saying. But many believe veteran experience counts in running arts organizations. Others say fresh blood is needed at a time when the arts need to reach younger audiences. In this week's "Soundcheck Smackdown," Lee Rosenbaum, a veteran cultural journalist who blogs for Artsjournal.com; and Barry Hessenius, author of the study "Involving Youth in Nonprofit Arts Organizations," square off on the topic. Tell us : Which quality is more important for the leader of an arts organization: youth or experience? Why? Our blog : John on arts-world vets and rookies.
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4 Apr 2008
Miklos Rozsa was one of Hollywood's most celebrated composers. His work on film noir classics in the 40's and epic films in the 50's was, and still is, well known. But it turns out Rozsa had another composing life.
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2 Apr 2008
Four master teachers from the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina, are currently in Shanghai offering classes in modern dance to Chinese dance students. Charles Reinhart , the director of the American Dance Festival, and Donna Faye Burchfield , the head of the ADF school and one of the master teachers, talk about forging inroads for modern dance into China.
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28 Mar 2008
Melinda Liu , Newsweek Beijing Bureau Chief discusses the recent uprising in Tibet, the role the Dalai Lama played, and how the Beijing Olympics figure in. Video: Protests in Tibet (Al Jazeera English on YouTube)
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26 Mar 2008
A new study by the Stanford Business School reports that most major symphony orchestras in the U.S. regularly spend more money than they take in, and some dip so far into endowments that they risk their long-term survival. Guests include the author of the study, Robert J. Flanagan , the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of International Labor Economics and Policy Analysis at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Also joining us is Deborah Borda, the president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Weigh in: Would you pay higher ticket prices to ensure the future of your local symphony orchestra?
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24 Mar 2008
Gabriel Cohen , curator of Sundays at Sunny's and author of Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2008) , talks about how Buddhism helped him weather the emotional storm of divorce.
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17 Mar 2008
Wednesday marks the five-year anniversary of the war in Iraq. We take a look at recent developments with James Glanz , Iraq bureau chief for the New York Times , and Bobby Ghosh , world editor for Time Magazine.
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29 Feb 2008
Lorin Maazel , the music director of the New York Philharmonic , and John Schaefer , the host of WNYC's Sound Check and New Sounds, talk about the New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea. If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/tdCdwjllZ2A", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});
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27 Feb 2008
The New York Philharmonic's visit to North Korea drew heaps of media attention and sparked debate about the role of arts in politics. But the issue of arts funding hasn't been debated much by the Republican and Democratic candidates. We find out where they stand on the arts from Robin Pogrebin , cultural reporter for the New York Times and Bob Lynch , President and CEO of Americans for the Arts.
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