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...financial clout and big-name draws, it has championed several relatively unknown ensembles which can outplay the competition, big label or not. A good example is the Brahms piano quartet cycle recorded by Domus, which outshines Sony's offering with a super-powerhouse lineup of Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel...
...personal probity -- and his ego. "Nobody can tempt or terrorize me," he says. "I am unbelievably fearless. I also live a life of extraordinary simplicity. I don't want anything from anybody." A strict vegetarian who does not smoke or drink, Seshan brought back nothing other than a $1.25 yo-yo after a month's visit to the U.S. three years ago. Says Jaipal Reddy, a federal legislator of the opposition Janata Dal party: "He is a bully, but his financial integrity is unquestionable...
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave., Boston. 266-1200, Performs Gabrieli's "Canzona per sonare," Harbison's Cello Concerto and Brahms Double Concertto. With Josef Suk, violin and Yo-Yo Ma, cello. April 7 at 8 p.m. April 8 at 1:30 p.m.; April 9 at 8 p.m. and April...
...rule, Asians in America have reflected extremely well, especially those who have drawn from the wellsprings of the older civilizations of India, China, Japan and Korea. Though they make up just 2.9% of the country's population, Asians have produced outstanding success stories: cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Midori; writers Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) and Maxine Hong Kingston (China Men); Sonny Mehta, editor of the distinguished Knopf book- publishing house; and filmmaker Wayne Wang (Dim Sum). Consider also: Chang- Lin Tien, the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley; Paul Terasaki, a UCLA professor...
Since the fall of Communism, Russia has bounced like a yo-yo between equally unsavory dangers: civil war and dictatorship...