Music News Music Abounds In 2008 MacArthur Grants September 23, 2008 • In the latest round of what are often called "Genius" grants, the MacArthur Foundation has just named 25 new fellows (each receiving a $500,000 award), including violinist Leila Josefowicz, writer Alex Ross, saxophonist Miguel Zenon, and sound artist and instrument inventor Walter Kitundu.
Classics in Concert John Adams Revitalizes the Violin Concerto American Public Media March 25, 2008 • The violin concerto is a 300-year-old art form, and today's composers are still judged by how well they can combine a fiddle with an orchestra. Leila Josefowicz performs John Adams' 1993 concerto in concert with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Hear Leila Josefowicz play Adams' concerto with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 32:25