Jan 22nd, 2006 · Mozart's wild ride from child prodigy to accomplished composer was fueled with strong family relationships -- not all of them good. Author and conductor Jane Glover tells Liane Hansen about her new book, Mozart's Women.
Jan 13th, 2006 · Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. Scholars Neal Zaslaw and Jane Glover explore the relationship. Music includes a sonata for piano and violin, intrigue from The Marriage of Figaro and a piano concerto.
Nov 4th, 2005 · Renowned Mozart scholar Neal Zaslaw explores the composer's early years. And we hear performances of three Mozart symphonies: Symphony No. 11, Symphony No. 35 and the closing movement from the Symphony, K. 96.
Oct 16th, 2005 · Sixteen-year-old golf prodigy Michelle Wie is playing in her first professional tournament, the Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif. One of the many journalists following the six-foot tall "Big Wiesy," as she's known, is Tandelaya Wilder. Tandelaya is host of she-got-game.com, an Internet radio show devoted to women's sports.
Sep 5th, 2005 · New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. first made his mark as a musical prodigy, recording his first songs at age 9. He has returned to New Orleans to lend a helping hand with hurricane relief. (This interview was first broadcast on June 21, 1988.)
Sep 2nd, 2005 · Piano prodigy Taylor Eigsti joins Marian McPartland for a special live taping of Piano Jazz at the 2004 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Eigsti has impressed audiences and critics alike with his technical proficiency and intuitive understanding of the keyboard.
Jun 2nd, 2005 · News & Notes profiles a tap dance prodigy with a unique approach combining dance with music, a classical flute player and an athlete who's also a student leader.
Jan 23rd, 2005 · Johnny Hiland grew up in rural Maine, where he quickly established himself as a guitar prodigy and toured with the family band. He has recorded with Ricky Scaggs, Toby Keith and Randy Travis... and now he has his own solo CD, showing off his mastery of the Fender Telecaster.