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Two prominent music critics look at where the orchestra has been and where it's heading; filmmaker Sandi Tan looks for a lost film of hers in "Shirkers."
Two prominent music critics look at where the orchestra has been and where it's heading; filmmaker Sandi Tan looks for a lost film of hers in "Shirkers."
On today's show:
The L.A. Philharmonic's 100th anniversary, in perspective
(Starts at :45)
Music critics Mark Swed (Los Angeles Times) and Alex Ross (The New Yorker) have been following the Philharmonic for many years. They chat with The Frame's John Horn about the orchestra's past, present and future.
In search of her own lost film
(Starts at 7:45)
As a teenager in Singapore, Sandi Tan and a couple of friends made a quirky experimental movie with the help of an American film instructor, but he absconded with the footage. Twenty years later, she got a tip that set her on a path to find the footage. She chronicles her search in the documentary, "Shirkers."