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Philip Glass artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
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May 25, 2011 Exciting new music from Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Philip Glass and Gyorgy Ligeti.
Interviews & Profiles
January 31, 2012 To celebrate the composer's birthday, Fresh Air replays an interview conducted by his famous cousin.
January 31, 2012 The composer who changed the landscape of American music says he finally knows what he's doing.
October 3, 2008 The composer discusses his new 10-CD retrospective.
October 7, 2007 The prolific composer's latest opera centers on the leaders who brought the Civil War to an end.
January 22, 2005 The composer's tribute to conductor Leonard Slatkin is rooted in Native American traditions.
Discover Songs
July 6, 2005 Download an exclusive by Sufjan Stevens; Nashville singer/songwriter Doug Hoekstra; Québécois si...
September 11, 2001 As NPR covered the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC, it was music that gave liste...
News
July 26, 2012 Don't be caught empty-headed when talk turns to the music of the London Games.
July 13, 2012 A sonic oasis in Times Square, a big deal at DG and the good-humored Haydn.
January 31, 2012 Hear some of the world premiere recording of Philip Glass' Ninth Symphony.
January 30, 2012 No musician with classical ties has had Glass' reach or success.
December 2, 2011 Philip Glass at a protest, Chailly's health troubles and Church's sad story.
Reviews
January 31, 2012 Hear some of the world premiere recording of Philip Glass' Ninth Symphony.
July 12, 2011 Illuminating today's most popular composer through intimate works.
October 3, 2008 The composer discusses his new 10-CD retrospective.
More Stories
October 2, 2012 The 20-minute track is from an upcoming collection of remixed tunes by the avant-garde composer.
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July 10, 2012 Watch a "flash choir" come together in New York City to sing a world premiere by Philip Glass.
May 21, 2012 Download the score, learn the music — and then come sing the first performance June 21.
May 9, 2012 From rugged individualism to visionary technologies, American opera forges a distinct repertoire.
July 1, 2011 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
February 24, 2010 Feel better and look healthier when you exercise to these inspiring classical-music masterworks.
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December 18, 2008 John Schaefer recommends standout music from 2008, touching on classical, pop, folk and world music.
