Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya
LIDIYA YANKOVSKAYA (b.1986) is a Russian-born conductor and a fiercely committed advocate for Slavic masterpieces and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. She has conducted more than 40 world premieres, including 17 operas, and her strength as a visionary collaborator has guided new perspectives on staged and symphonic repertoire.
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Hannah Baumgarten: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Dance NOW! Miami
HANNAH BAUMGARTEN grew up between Santa Cruz, California, and Jerusalem, Israel where she began her dance training. She co-founded Dance NOW! Miami (DNM) with Diego Salterini in 2000, and with DNM has toured the US, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Europe.
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Michael Eckroth: A Musician of Many Genres
“I’m a pianist, keyboardist, arranger and composer working in the genres of jazz, Latin jazz, Cuban, Brazilian, and various American popular styles.” — MICHAEL ECKROTH
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Lawrence Wright: “Mr. Texas” +
LAWRENCE WRIGHT is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. He received a Pulitzer Prize for “The Looming Tower.” His latest novel is called “Mr. Texas.”
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Iris Adler: A Life in Public Radio
IRIS ADLER is a former reporter, News Director and Executive Director for Programming and Podcasts at WBUR Radio in Boston. In these roles she has reported widely on Boston and New England, overseen the station’s news coverage, special projects and national and local programs.
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Storytellers David Modigliani + Willa Kaufman
In June 2024, DAVID MODIGLIANI and his co-producers, STANLEY TUCCI and WILLA KAUFMAN, released the Tribecca-winning podcast, “PACK ONE BAG,” about his family’s experiences and escape from Italy during the rise of fascism and Benito Mussolini.
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