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Young Artist in Residence - Maria Ioudenitch - Part 1

Young Artist in Residence: Maria Ioudenitch

Young Artist in Residence: Maria Ioudenitch

Violinist Maria Ioudenitch is Performance Today's Young Artist in Residence. Maria joins Fred Child in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser studio in St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about Maria Ioudenitch and hear her perform music by Tchaikovsky, Clara Schumann, Sarasate, and more.

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Young Artist in Residence: In Mo Yang

Young Artist in Residence: In Mo Yang

Violinist In Mo Yang is Performance Today's Young Artist in Residence. In Mo joins Fred Child in the studio for conversation and music, and you can hear it all here!

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Anne Midgette on women in music

Anne Midgette on women in music

Anne Midgette is the classical music critic for the Washington Post, reviewing concerts and the role that music plays in our culture.

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A conversation with Mei-Ann Chen (with transcript)

A conversation with Mei-Ann Chen (with transcript)

Mei-Ann Chen is one of the very few female conductors leading an American orchestra. She has helped to establish the Chicago Sinfonietta as the the nation's most diverse orchestra. Performance Today host Fred Child sat down with Mei-Ann Chen to learn how this once-shy violinist became a cutting-edge leader.

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Black History Spotlight: Philippa Schuyler

Black History Spotlight: Philippa Schuyler

Philippa Schuyler achieved national acclaim as a child prodigy on the piano, and was known as Harlem's Mozart and the Shirley Temple of American Negroes.

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Black History Spotlight: Joseph Douglass

Black History Spotlight: Joseph Douglass

Joseph Douglass, the favorite grandson of prominent American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, had a career in classical music that spanned more than three decades.

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Young Artist in Residence: Thomas Viloteau
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Thanksgiving with Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Thanksgiving with Lynne Rossetto Kasper

This Thanksgiving, Splendid Table host Lynne Rossetto Kasper joins Fred in the studio to discuss kitchen misadventures, misspent youth, evocative musical memories and more in a special hour of PT.

Young Artist in Residence: Blake Pouliot
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In studio with pianist Drew Petersen

In studio with pianist Drew Petersen

Drew Petersen, winner of the 2017 American Pianists Award, joins host Fred Child in the PT performance studio. He plays two fiendishly difficult pieces of music, and discusses his education and the musical process of constructing a fugue.

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