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November 2007

From The Archives: Jascha Heifetz (Originally Aired 2/23/01)

Friday, November 30, 2007

On the occasion of the centennial of Jascha Heifetz's birth, Sara Fishko spoke to violinists here and abroad about the groundbreaking musician.


From The Archives: Pollini (Originally Aired 4/6/01)

Friday, November 23, 2007

Every musician is different; some love to play music that everyone knows, and others love to explore new musical horizons. Sara Fishko spoke to one pianist, who has somehow managed to do both; and who has tried to open people's ears in the process.


Lives into Art

Friday, November 16, 2007

The upcoming film "I'm Not There" features six different actors playing Bob Dylan. This has Sara Fishko thinking about the problem of turning lives into art.

Audio clips of "Doctor Atomic" courtesy of San Francisco Opera.


From The Archives: Sibling Rivalry (Originally Aired 4/6/01)

Friday, November 09, 2007

The tradition of siblings singing together is as old as song itself. Sara Fishko looks at brothers, sisters and sibling harmony, in this archival edition of the Fishko Files.


From The Archives: Digital Creation (Originally Aired 5/25/01)

Friday, November 02, 2007

In May of 2001, Joyce Carol Oates had 2 new books out; both were written in longhand, not on a computer. It has been easy for some, and impossible for others, to resist the digitization of the creative workplace. Sara Fishko examined the effect of the computer on the eye, hand and mind, in this archival edition of the Fishko Files.