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Thursday September 22, 2016

John Adams' new "dramatic symphony," Scheherazade.2, comes out Sept. 30. Vern Evans/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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Review

First Listen

Review: John Adams, 'Scheherazade.2'

September 22, 2016 • Violence against women, and a smart storyteller from the Arabian Nights, inspired John Adams' "dramatic symphony," featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz.

Saturday December 22, 2012

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Best Music Of 2012

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012

December 22, 2012 • The albums that sum up our year span genres and borders. From Astro to Wadada Leo Smith, Fiona Apple to Frank Ocean, here are 50 albums that made 2012 great.

"ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)"

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Tuesday October 16, 2012

Esa-Pekka Salonen's Excellent Violin Adventure

Composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen's award-winning Violin Concerto receives its debut recording. Mat Hennek/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption

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Review

Deceptive Cadence

Esa-Pekka Salonen's Excellent Violin Adventure

October 16, 2012 • The composer-conductor's award-winning Violin Concerto makes a stunning CD debut with violinist and McArthur "genius grant" fellow Leila Josefowicz. The exceptionally vivid music says farewell to the LA Philharmonic, which he led for 17 years and turned into a model of innovation.

Esa-Pekka Salonen's Excellent Violin Adventure

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Tuesday September 23, 2008

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.

Tuesday March 25, 2008

Classics in Concert

John Adams Revitalizes the Violin Concerto

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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

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