Sara Fishko appears in the following:
Lee Grant
Thursday, November 16, 2017
From the archives: Writing a memoir helped Grant make peace with losing the prime years of her career to the paranoia of the McCarthy era.
Bella
Thursday, November 09, 2017
From the archives: The voice that could "burn the fat off a cab driver's neck" still echoes today.
Covering The JFK Assassination
Friday, October 27, 2017
The day that President John F. Kennedy died, television, and America’s relationship to it -- changed forever.
Jascha Heifetz
Thursday, October 26, 2017
From the archives: 100 years after his American debut, the virtuosic violinist remains a controversial personality.
Ned Rorem's French Connection
Thursday, October 19, 2017
From the archives: To understand French music, you have to understand the French aesthetic.
Monk at Town Hall
Thursday, October 12, 2017
From the archives: In 1959, there was a stir in the Jazz Loft when Thelonious Monk showed up to rehearse.
West Side Story
Thursday, October 05, 2017
From the archives: In 1957, a new musical attempted to capture the era's social and political tension onstage.
Two Pianists and a Painter
Thursday, September 28, 2017
For artists, innovation can often be mistaken for eccentricity.
Avakian/Mack the Knife
Thursday, September 21, 2017
From the archives: How does a song go from an unknown tune to a mega-hit?
Silence
Thursday, September 07, 2017
From the archives: Some music is defined by the sound it leaves out.
Guthrie Archive
Thursday, August 31, 2017
From the archives: Woody Guthrie's progressive influence continues today, thanks in no small part to the fastidious collecting of his family.
Moonlight Sonata
Thursday, August 24, 2017
From the archives: This week's solar eclipse inspires a moonlight marathon.
Toscanini
Thursday, August 17, 2017
From the archives: Arturo Toscanini had a meticulous and fervent style of conducting that pushed his players to match his rhythmic sharpness.
The Chopin Paradox
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Frédéric Chopin borrowed from the music he loved and turned it into something completely original.
Bonnie and Clyde
Thursday, August 03, 2017
From the archives: Fifty years ago this summer, "Bonnie and Clyde" made history. It divided critics, thrilled audiences, and opened creative doors.
On Broadway
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Broadway musicals have often been a perfect mixture of song, dance – and seriously controversial politics.
Sid Caesar
Thursday, July 20, 2017
From the archives: In the fall of 1950, audiences were introduced to a TV star whose program stayed on top for nearly a decade.
Segovia
Thursday, July 13, 2017
From the archives: Andres Segovia carved out a place for the guitar in the concert hall.
Tap
Thursday, July 06, 2017
From the archives: For a dance so heavily steeped in tradition, tap lets dancers make it their own.
