Strings Galore

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Soundcheck welcomes guest host Arun Rath today. Violinist Leila Josefowicz, who at the age of 25 has raced to the forefront of the classical music world, stops by to perform live in the studio and tellu s about working with some of the country’s most important composers. And we listen in on conversation that John Schaefer has with the composer and guitar virtuoso Elliott Sharp. Sharp played excerpts from his latest release, The Velocity of Hue, live in the studio, in advance of his upcoming concert at the Issue Project Room.
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