Lara St. John appears in the following:
Sympathy for the Epic Fail
Friday, April 15, 2011
In her recent book Being Wrong, writer and journalist Kathryn Schulz explores how error changes us for the better. She looks at how thinking about "mistakes" has changed over centuries -- and she explores the relationship between error, creativity and revision. Schulz says that sometimes being wrong…might actually be right.
Sympathy for the Epic Fail
Friday, January 14, 2011
In her recent book Being Wrong, writer and journalist Kathryn Schulz explores how error changes us for the better. She looks at how thinking about "mistakes" has changed over centuries -- and she explores the relationship between error, creativity and revision. Schulz says that sometimes being wrong…might actually be right.
Lara St. John
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Violinist Lara St. John has built a reputation playing Bach, Vivaldi, Corigliano and now even, polka music. The Canadian-born, New York-based violinist joins us today to perform live and to share her latest recordings: one pairing Vivaldi and Piazzolla and another titled Polkastra, a classical-world-roots super-group with a dose of ...
An Alternative History of Popular Music
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
How The Beatles Destroyed Rock And Roll is a new book that offers an alternate history of American popular music. Author Elijah Wald joins us to explain the provocative title and give his perspective on American pop history. Plus: Sultry violinist Lara St. John performs Bach and a Czardas Caprice ...
Lara St. John
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
If you think Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is overdone, wait until it’s mixed with "The Four Seasons Suite" by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla. Violinist Lara St. John offers a fascinating comparison between the two. And, she talks about moving beyond a "classical babe" after arriving on the scene 10 years ...
A Year To Remember
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Forget 1967 and the summer of love. The most important year in music might have occurred just 10 years ago. Today on Soundcheck, find out how 1997 changed the music industry forever. And, violinist Lara St. John compares two very different compositions and offers her fresh take on the classical ...
