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Janet Frank

Janet Frank is a cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra.

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When Maestros Were Maestros

Innovator, mentor, tyrant, Leopold Stokowski brought real joy to music making

by Janet Frank | Friday, December 01, 2006
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Musical Chairs

A veteran cellist with the National Symphony takes a close look at the entrances and exits of world-famous conductors

by Janet Frank | Monday, June 10, 2013
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Syncopated Clock, Indeed

On Leroy Anderson’s centennial, a defense of the popular composer from an orchestra’s stage

by Janet Frank | Sunday, June 01, 2008

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Plunging to Earth

by Robert Zaretsky

Still dreaming up ways to safely enjoy this year’s summer vacation? “Safe” may be a relative term here—but if you’re feeling brave, you could take up skydiving, as Robert Zaretsky once did. “As I fell,” he wrote in our Summer 2011 issue, “I blurted out—like so many others have, I later learned—‘Mommy!’”

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