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Articulate
From Isolation To Ovation
Season 6
Episode 8
Leif Ove Andsnes has awesome musical powers, yet in person he is quiet and contemplative. Because, he says, the piano is his true voice. Royce Vavrek doesn’t court controversy, but it seems to follow in his shadow. The celebrated opera librettist and lyricist says if his work provokes, it’s not to advance any personal agenda.
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Bassist Joseph Conyers in concert and conversation
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Timothy Showalter uses music to survive the world. John Jarboe wants to help change it.
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Beauty is assumed to be a passport to a better life, but in truth is a transitory visa.
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Novelist Veronica Roth and pianist Amy Yang see a way forward.
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Pain is inevitable for humans. And: Is Gil Shaham the last musician to own a great violin?
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Singer-songwriter Yuna and architect Doris Sung make things better.
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Teddy Abrams: Articulate in Difficult Times
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Painter Horace Pippin and singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading pushed their artforms.
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Shoes have been a reflection of human development: social, technological, cultural.
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Both flutist Claire Chase and architect Mónica Ponce de León love a challenge.
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Theater director Kenny Leon and author Sophie Blackall fearlessly harness honesty.
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Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright and composer David Serkin Ludwig