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COVER STORY
Prodigies
Kurt Andersen and pianist Gary Graffman talk about
the professional, creative, and emotional lives of artistic prodigies.
  What
is a Prodigy
Prodigies often reveal their talent
suddenly and undeniably -how exactly do we define a prodigy? Produced
by Matt Holzman.
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to an article on Prodigies & David Henry Feldman
Go
to a bio of David Henry Feldman
Go
to a child prodigy discussion group
 Ballerina
When she was just 16, The New York
Times called Alexandra Ansanelli "a true prodigy… that rare
find, a dancer of nuance and originality." Studio 360 caught up with
Ansanelli as she prepared for a performance in Beijing. Produced by Michele
Siegel.
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to a bio on Ansanelli
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to images of Ansanelli
Philippa
Schuyler
In 1940 the New Yorker ran a piece by the great writer
Joseph Mitchell entitled "An evening with a gifted child. "
The child was an eight year old musical prodigy, a rising star named Phillippa
Duke Schuyler whom Mitchell suggested was bound for an astounding career.
Tamar Brott wanted to find out what happened to that little girl.
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to a bio of Philippa Duke Schuyler
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to an article about Philippa Duke Schuyler
 SPECIAL
GUEST
Gary Graffman
is a pianist and educator. Graffman was a prodigy--
accepted at age seven by the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia. He studied with Vladimir Horowitz and he has played with
all the major orchestras in the United States. He is now the president
of Curtis, and a master of the repertoire for piano played with the left
hand alone.
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to a Graffman Bio
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Gary Graffman
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Design
for the Real World
Backpacks. As they head back to school, design
writer Akiko Busch watches her kid's baggage evolve toward high style
along with the rest of their accessories. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.
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