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When the Baton Is a Magic Wand, Musicians Better Their Best

Conducting an orchestra may be the most mysterious profession. All successful maestros must have an acute ear for musical sound,

By Charles Michener

Not About Old Age, Exactly, But How Aging Is Experienced

The Lemon Table, by Julian Barnes. Alfred A. Knopf, 241 pages, $22.95. “Novelists either go in for padding or else

By James Hunter

Visiting Martha

It’s about 27 miles and a felony conviction between Turkey Hill Road in Westport, Conn., and the Federal Corrections Institution

By NYO Staff

In Praise of Showmanship But Not Without a Showman

By Charles Michener

Getting Back in Touch With Long-Lost Sibelius

By Charles Michener

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