Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham discusses her career with WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle in New York City on January 9, 2008. (Part 4)
Conductor Philippe Jordan and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle in New York City on December 5, 2007. (Part 1 of 4)
The visit to Pyongyang behind them, Lorin Maazel and the Philharmonic rehearse for the final concert before returning to New York; here, pianist Yeol-Eum Son joins them in the Rondo finale of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the three works on the afternoon's concert.
At a Camelot rehearsal in a midtown Manhattan studio, fight director Rick Sordelet oversees the meticulous motions required in making a swordfight involving the Knights of the Round Table look smooth and authentic.
The morning of the big day arrives, and after breakfast the musicians go to the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre for the Dress Rehearsal, which is attended by local conservatory students and television cameras.
The New York Philharmonic's multimedia feature, Luciano Berio's Musical Odyssey, explores composer Luciano Berio's life and music. Learn more about this path-breaking composer through film, interviews with Philharmonic musicians and others, and music clips.