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(americansplendor.com)
A conversation with pianist Ruth Laredo, hailed as "America's First Lady of the Piano". She discusses her Rachmaninoff recordings and the state of classical music today. Visual artist Christopher Janney on his new interactive light and sound sculpture, Sonic Forest, at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival. Comic book artist Harvey Pekar joins filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, and actor Paul Giamatti to discuss the film based on his comic strip American Splendor. And Leslie Marshall shares her new novel, A Girl Could Stand Up.
Ruth Laredo
A conversation with pianist Ruth Laredo, hailed as "America's First Lady of the Piano". She discusses her Rachmaninoff recordings and the state of classical music today.
Christopher Janney
Visual artist Christopher Janney on his new interactive light and sound sculpture, Sonic Forest, at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival.
Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Paul Giamatti
Comic book artist Harvey Pekar joins filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, and actor Paul Giamatti to discuss the film based on his comic strip American Splendor.
Leslie Marshall
Leslie Marshall shares her new novel, A Girl Could Stand Up.
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