Fishko Files from WNYC

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson has had a life-long connection with Chopin’s music. Ohlsson talks Chopin with WNYC’s Sara Fishko, in this edition of Fishko Files… (Produced in 2010)

When this piece first aired in 2010, the world was celebrating the bicentennial of Frederic Chopin. Then - as now - we were also celebrating the end of a long, long winter. As Sara Fishko tells us, “Chopin” and “winter” came together in 1838 to create a popular musical favorite. Here is the next Fishko Files... (Produced in 2010)

In this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC's Sara Fishko looks at the past and present of film criticism, and its variable impact over a couple of generations. (Produced in 2010)

May 2010 marked 100 years since the birth of Artie Shaw, the bandleader and clarinet player. In this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC’s Sara Fishko uses the occasion to tell us how Shaw is worth remembering for more than just his music... (Produced in 2010)

There’s something powerful about multiples in unison, all across the arts. A chorus, orchestra or dance troupe 'synching up' can be magical --whether you’re on the inside of one of them or just watching. In this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC's Sara Fishko looks at the particular synergy that comes from many people doing the same thing.  (Produced in 2010) 

In 1935, Jascha Heifetz made the first recording, ever, of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. In this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC’s Sara Fishko reflects on the power of the recording –and the music. (Originally broadcast in 2010)

WNYC’s Sara Fishko has a story to tell about Madison Avenue –- and how one ad campaign in the 1950s conquered the Northeast Region with a new, improved approach. Here is the next Fishko Files... (Produced in 2010)

In this edition of The Fishko Files, WNYC’s Sara Fishko takes us back to one memorable version of Robin Hood that contains some peculiar twists of history and mystery.... (Produced in 2010)

Friday marks 100 years since the birth of Sviatoslav Richter. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, this Russian pianist masterfully broke the mold. Here is this Fishko Files…

For this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC’s Sara Fishko speaks to British film director Ken Russell, who died in 2011, about his movie-run through music history... (Produced in 2010)

Even now, more than 25 years after his death, Andy Warhol’s image is rarely out of the public eye. And as WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, that was the artist’s lifelong dream. Here is the next Fishko Files... (Produced in 2010)

When this piece was produced in 2010, the U.S. Open tennis tournament was overlapping with a festival of films by actress-director Ida Lupino. As a result, WNYC’s Sara Fishko couldn’t stop thinking about a certain Ida Lupino film...in this edition of the Fishko Files... (Produced in 2010)

Since jazz began, composers have had the impulse to “jazz up” the more traditional symphony orchestra. Has it been a happy partnership between the two styles? Here is the next Fishko Files… (Produced in 2010)

WNYC’s Sara Fishko looks back more than 50 years at an expertly written television series called The Defenders. Here is the next Fishko Files... (Produced in 2010)

From fistfights in bars…to inspiration in cold water flats…the post WWII art scene in New York is legendary. In this edition of Fishko Files, WNYC’s Sara Fishko hears tales from postwar painters who were in downtown Manhattan just as Abstract Expressionism was taking hold. (Produced in 2010)