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In the late seventies, a Broadway producer, Lewis Friedman, arranged for me to have a weekly radio program, "The Young Musician," on the Municipal Radio Station of New York City (WNYC). The idea was to invite composers who had written works for young pianists to play and speak about them in their presence. On other occasions, I would simply explicate and perform comparable works created by composers of the past. The broadcast continued for five years. 

RUTH SCHONTHAL

RUTH SCHONTHAL (1924 – 2006) was an acclaimed classical composer, pianist, and teacher. Born in Germany, she lived in the U.S. for most of her life.

JOSEPH BLOCH

JOSEPH BLOCH (1917 – 2009) was a pianist and professor at The Juilliard School in New York City. We discussed Grieg's Lyric Pieces, when I performed some of them to bring out points of interest.

PAUL BEN-HAIM

PAUL BEN-HAIM (1897-1994) who studied in Munich, immigrated to Palestine in 1933 and lived in Tel Aviv. He Hebraized his name, becoming an Israeli citizen upon that nation's independence in 1948.

HAIM ALEXANDER

HAIM ALEXANDER (1915 – 2012), Israeli composer and music educator, was born in Berlin, Germany. Persecution from the Nazi Party forced him to leave for Palestine in 1936.

ROBERT STARER

Robert Starer (1924 – 2001) was an Austrian-born American composer, pianist, and educator.  He studied at the Jerusalem Conservatory with Josef Tal.

Contemporary American Composers

ROBERT HELPS (1928 - 2001), HALL OVERTONE (1920 - 1972), ROGER SESSIONS (1896 - 1985), NICOLAS SLONIMSKY (1894 - 1995), RUSSELL BENNETT (1894 - 1981), BEN WEBER (1916 - 1979)

Four Young Composers

Marsha Den, Lisa Brown, Maria Lisa DiGeralamo, Heidi Lohn

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