Discussing the Lithuanian Opera Company with conductor Robert Kaminskas and Egle Rukstelyte Sundstrom.

Leonard Bernstein discusses his career as a composer along with his thoughts on American culture, musical theater, Black music, classical music, and education; music is played throughout the program including songs from Marc Blitzstein's play "The Cradle Will Rock."

Interviewing at Orchestra Hall with conductor Claudio Abbado and University of Chicago Professor of Music Philip Gossett.

Music director and contemporary conductor of the Brno Orchestra, Grammy winner, and pianist Dennis Russell Davies discusses his innovative techniques when conducting pieces by musicians such as Philip Glass and his work with music fusion.

Studs sits down with a musicologist and jazz musician, an American violinist, and a Russian violinist to discuss their cross-cultural and musical genre-bending collaboration - the American Soviet Youth Orchestra (AKA the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra).*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations