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Yehudi Menuhin's Potent Blend Of Music, Humanism And Politics

Yehudi Menuhin, born 100 years ago, was far more than a violin virtuoso. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Yehudi Menuhin's Potent Blend Of Music, Humanism And Politics

With a career that began at age 7, the violinist became one of the 20th century's most beloved musicians and so much more than a virtuoso.

Yehudi Menuhin's Potent Blend Of Music, Humanism And Politics

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'

Composer Max Richter's new album takes on Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Erik Weiss/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'

The composer has done a brave thing for any artist in any medium: He's messed with a classic, specifically, Vivaldi's most famous four violin concertos. Richter says he had "to figure out how much Max and how much Vivaldi there was going on at every moment."

Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'

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Friday

Thursday

Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

Daniel Hope occupies his time performing, recording, writing, shooting videos and running music festivals. Frank Stewart/Savannah Music festival hide caption

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Classics in Concert

Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

Amidst concerts, recordings, books and music videos, violinist Daniel Hope finds the time to settle down in Georgia each spring as the associate artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival.

Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

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Tuesday

Savannah Music Festival's Russian Reminiscence

Violinist Daniel Hope (second from left) gathers fellow string players at the 2012 Savannah Music Festival for a concert of Russian chamber music. Frank Stewart hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Savannah Music Festival's Russian Reminiscence

Violinist Daniel Hope and friends play a sun-splashed Tchaikovsky travelogue.

Savannah Music Festival's Russian Reminiscence

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Saturday

Musicians in Their Own Words

The Glamorous Life Of Daniel Hope

The violinist has spent his life stretching the definition of classical musician. Here he describes his introduction to the violin and his collection of instruments.

The Glamorous Life Of Daniel Hope

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Thursday

Music Interviews

Pressler Bids Adieu To Beaux Arts Trio

The Beaux Arts Trio, with founder Menahem Pressler, will play its final U.S. concert at the Tanglewood Music Festival on Thursday night, 53 years after the group got its start there. The farewell performance will stream live at NPR.org.

Pressler Bids Adieu To Beaux Arts Trio

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Tuesday

Classics in Concert

Beaux Arts Trio Bids Farewell At Tanglewood

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Led by founding member Menahem Pressler, the Beaux Arts Trio performs an emotion-laden final U.S. concert at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts, the venue where the ensemble got its start 53 years ago.

Beaux Arts Trio Bids Farewell At Tanglewood

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