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Igudesman And Joo: 'I Will Survive'
February 13, 2012 Finding inspiration from such classical comedic forefathers as Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach, violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo relish overturning traditional attitudes toward classical music. Watch their performance in NPR's studio.
Around the Nation
Black Atlantans Struggle To Stay In Middle Class
December 8, 2011 There's no question that the Great Recession has meant hard times all around, but from 2007 to 2009, it sent black America into an economic tailspin. NPR's Robert Siegel travels to Atlanta to find out what those numbers mean in the lives of real people.
Politics
Postmaster: Postal Service In Dire Straits
November 22, 2011 On Monday, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe appealed to Congress to help him reform the Postal Service, but he rejected the bills that have passed House and Senate committees. He says they don't address the big picture.
Deceptive Cadence
A Tradition Shattered: Israelis Play Wagner At Bayreuth
July 26, 2011 A precedence-shattering concert: an Israeli orchestra playing the music of Wagner — a notoriously anti-Semitic composer — at Germany's Bayreuth Festival, once one of Hitler's favorite destinations.