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Leila JosefowiczA Prodigy Comes of Age
Leila Josefowicz is former child prodigy, picking up the violin at age 3, playing before Ronald Regan at age 10 and making her Carnegie Hall debut at 16, but she didn't stop there. Today she's an active soloist with major orchestras and is known for her fiery stage presence. She joins us with a live performance. Also: The use of music to heal mental health is at least as old as Plato and Pythagoras. But it wasn't until recently that the scientific establishment began taking it seriously. Today, a look at the current thinking on music therapy. And, the popular file-sharing service Grokster abruptly shut down yesterday to settle a landmark piracy case brought by the recording industry and Hollywood studios. We'll hear that news and find out what it means for the future of the digital download.
Grokster shuts down
Arik Hesseldahl, a writer for BusinessWeek Online, joins us to talk about the implications of Grokster's decision to shut down dowloading operations.
» Grokster's website
Music on the Mind
BBC Music Magazine editor Oliver Condy discusses the use of music in helping to treat mental illness.
» BBC Music Magazine Web site
Leila Josefowicz
The superstar violinist joins us with a live performance, from Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Piano.
» Info on Leila Josefowicz at Carnegie's Zankel Hall
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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