Joshua Bell picks up 'The Red Violin' again.

From: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) | Date: September 5, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Matthew Erikson

Sep. 5--In the past decade, only a handful of classical composers have made significant inroads into the world of pop culture. American John Corigliano is one of those few.

Like the prolific minimalist Philip Glass, the 69-year-old Corigliano has achieved success in film. His Oscar-winning score for the 1998 Samuel L. Jackson film The Red Violin sold thousands of CDs and has appeared in many symphony halls in the form of The Red Violin ...

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