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Live in Studio 4A
NPR's Studio 4A Welcome to the online home of PT's showcase for artists invited to perform and be interviewed on the program -- it's the best way to meet the most well known and promising talent in classical music. Here on the Web, you can hear their words and music, see photos, and learn more about their rise to the top.

Browse the Web features for some of our distinguished guests:

From December, 2003
Members of Anonymous 4 in NPR's Studio 4A The Anonymous 4
Holiday fare from the early music vocal ensemble.
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  • The Eroica Trio
    The all-female chamber group performs Beethoven, Piazzola, Brahms, and a sonata movement by Jean Baptiste Loeillet. (January, 2004)

  • Holiday Brass
    The six members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Brass perform a selection of holiday music. (December, 2003)

  • Catrin Finch
    Finch, Royal Harpist to the Prince of Wales, plays music of Granados, Debussy, Matthias, and a traditional Welsh tune. (November, 2003)

  • Yolanda Kondonassis & Chee-Yun
    Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and violinist Chee-Yun perform music of Andres, Saint-Saëns, and Massenet. (October, 2003)

  • 'Obrigado Brazil'
    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his "Brazilian music supergroup" spend an hour making music and telling tales in a special PT studio session. (September, 2003)

  • Amelia Piano Trio -- PT Young Artists-in-Residence
    Grand prize winner at the Yellow Springs National Chamber Music Competition, this exciting and adventurous trio is PT's newest Young Artist-in-Residence. Revisit their live performances. (September, 2003)

  • David Daniels
    In his latest CD, David Daniels is out to prove that the countertenor repertoire can go far beyond Handel arias and 17th-century lute songs. (August, 2003)

  • Fauré in 4A
    Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi feed their 'Fauré Fever' in NPR's Studio 4A. (June, 2003)

  • The Shanghai Quartet on location @ WCVE, Richmond
    Host Fred Child meets the Shanghai Quartet for a private concert in the studios of WCVE, Richmond, to hear Beethoven, Dvorák, and songs from Yunnan Province. (June, 2003)

  • Orli & Gil Shaham
    The Shaham siblings team up for some lively music by Brahms, and some lively conversation with PT Host Fred Child in NPR's Studio 4A. (May, 2003)

  • Mona Golabek
    Radio host and pianist Mona Golabek talks about her book, The Children of Willesden Lane, and plays some of the music that was most important to her mother. (May, 2003)

  • Apollo's Fire
    After more than 250 years, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos are still irresistable. The baroque ensemble Apollo's Fire, under Jeannette Sorrell performs No. 4 in Studio 4A. (May, 2003)

  • The Takács Quartet
    The Grammy Award-winning Takács (TAH-kahtch) Quartet gives a private recital of music by Haydn and Mendelssohn, live in NPR's Studio 4A. (May, 2003)

  • Zehetmair Quartet
    Violinist Thomas Zehetmair and his quartet began their 2003 North American winter tour with a live performance of music by Schumann and Cage in Studio 4A. (Jan. 2003)

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