Nov 7th, 2008 · Editta Sherman has lived above Carnegie Hall for more than 60 years. In her home studio, she has photographed some of the most famous names in show business. Now, Carnegie Hall is trying to evict her. "I only have three years to be 100," she tells us as part of the reason why she's going to put up a fight.
Oct 6th, 2008 · It's been three years since Antony and the Johnsons released a CD. The band is back with a new EP featuring the strangely haunting voice of frontman Antony Hegarty. Hear "Shake the Devil" from Another World. Also on the show: a live recording of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at Carnegie Hall; old school soul from singer Raphael Saadiq; the vivid imagery of singer David Eugene Edwards and Woven Hand; songwriter Scott Jared, a music therapist by day and Super XX Man by night; and a wrecking ball of an album from the Athens, GA band Dead Confederate.
Sep 29th, 2008 · Along with his acting career, Paul Newman made a name for himself as a philanthropist and humanitarian, traits that made him an appropriate choice to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait, in a performance at Carnegie Hall with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Jun 17th, 2008 · Schumann's Piano Concerto was the result of a major rewrite. Paul Chihara did a little reworking of his own on Schumann's Overture, Scherzo and Finale. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays both remodeled pieces at Carnegie Hall.
May 27th, 2008 · The stories in Nam Le's debut collection feature a remarkable variety of voices and tones, with characters ranging from a fourteen-year-old hit man in Columbia to an aging New York painter preparing to see his daughter's debut in Carnegie Hall.
Dec 4th, 2007 · Jerry Springer: The Opera is a singing and dancing version of his daytime TV talk show. Actors play the show's guests and audience. There are cameos by men in diapers and tap-dancing members of the Ku Klux Klan. A hit in London for four years, it is set to open next month at Carnegie Hall.
Aug 12th, 2007 · For more than a century, artists have worked and lived in the studios above New York's Carnegie Hall. Now, Carnegie Hall wants the 50 tenants to move so it can renovate and expand the hall's education programs. But they aren't leaving without a fight.
Jun 28th, 2007 · Jarrett is known to spontaneously improvise entire concerts with no planning beforehand. He is equally versed in jazz, classical music and the American songbook. Marian McPartland cornered Jarrett after his Carnegie Hall concert and asked him to guest on Piano Jazz.