Television
PBS aired a series of six shows hosted by Mr. Conlon entitled "Encore" during the spring of 2006, part of an ongoing series of documentaries on his work with the finalists of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which have also included "Playing on the Edge" and "Hearing Ear to Ear with James Conlon." Among his other recent television appearances on PBS are, "Concerto," six half-hour shows hosted by Mr. Conlon, and "Cincinnati May Festival 2000.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“Addison DeWitt: Your next move, it seems to me, should be toward television.
Miss Caswell: Tell me this. Do they have auditions for television?
Addison DeWitt: That’s all television is, my dear. Nothing but auditions.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)
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—Shirley Chisholm (b. 1924)
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—Salvador Dali (1904–1989)