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RECENT FEATURES

Thursday, April 1
Child Beethoven Beethoven Clone
From a lock of the composer's hair, a clone is in the works. NPR's Lisa Simeone reports.
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Murray Perahia, KBE
That stands for "Knight of the British Empire" -- a title the American pianist can use after his honorary knighting in London today. He speaks with host Fred Child about the award.
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Les Violons du Roy Live at NPR
Led by artistic director Bernard Labadie, this Baroque string orchestra is one of Canada's artistic treasures.
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Kiri Te Kanawa
Unbelievably, the New Zealand soprano turns 60 today -- but don't count on a retirement announcement anytime soon!
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Film Composer Howard Shore
Fred Child speaks with Shore about his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
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  • trio mediaeval Live at NPR
    Early music vocal ensemble trio mediaeval performs in Studio 4B and discusses their music with Fred Child.
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    Classical Grammy Winners
    Browse a list of all the classical music winners from Sunday night's awards ceremony.
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  • The Weilerstein Trio Live in Studio 4A
    It's a family affair as mother, father and daughter perform and discuss their music.
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  • Kristian Bezuidenhout
    The South African fortepianist performs on this unique instrument and speaks with host Fred Child.
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  • Russian Christmas
    Members of the traditional Russian vocal ensemble Svetilen perform in Studio 4A.
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    John Williams
    Host Fred Child has a lengthy chat with the film score composer, who is the grand marshall of this year's Rose Bowl Parade.
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    The Eroica Trio Live in Studio 4A
    The members of this award-winning chamber music group perform at NPR and discuss their music with Fred Child.
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    Holiday Harmonies with A4
    The women of Anonymous 4 -- Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, Jaqueline Horner and Johanna Maria Rose -- join NPR's Fred Child in Studio 4A to perform a selection of holiday music.
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    Holiday Brass
    The six members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Brass perform live in NPR's Studio 4A.
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    The Wright Brothers
    NPR's Noah Adams talks about the centennial and reads from The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
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    Berlioz Bicentennial
    To mark the 200th anniversary of the French composer's birth, an hour of music plus the full text of his artricle "Euphonia, or the Musical City" published in 1852.
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    Catrin Finch
    Catrin Finch, Royal Harpist to the Prince of Wales, plays music of Granados, Debussy, Matthias, and a traditional Welsh tune into NPR's Studio 4A.
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    International Sejong Soloists
    All this week, the 14 members of the International Sejong Soloists are in Studio 4A as PT's Young Artists-in-Residence.
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    William Kapell
    Music critic Tim Page marks the 50th anniversary of the death of William Kapell, one of America's finest pianists.
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    Masterprize 2003
    American composer Christopher Theofanidis is the winner of this year's Masterprize competition.
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    Neeme Järvi
    The New Jersey Symphony just announced the appointment of a new Music Director. 66-year-old Neeme Järvi will leave his post at Detroit to take over the NJSO in 2005.
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    Disney Hall Inaugural
    PT Host Fred Child is out west for the much anticipated opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's new home, the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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    Cellini and Berlioz
    Italian Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini (left) was the inspiration for a failed Berlioz opera and a wildly successful Berlioz overture.
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