| #9195, aired 2024-11-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: In 1962, at age 7, this cellist played for President Kennedy, accompanied by sister Yeou-Cheng on the piano Yo-Yo Ma |
| #9195, aired 2024-11-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: John Williams (not the composer) put out an album of greatest hits on this instrument with works by Albeniz, Granados & Tárrega a guitar |
| #9195, aired 2024-11-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1200: Emmanuel Pahud plays a 14 karat gold one of these woodwinds; Sir James Galway's is platinum a flute |
| #9195, aired 2024-11-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1600: Soon after this American pianist won the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, a major intl. piano competition was named for him Cliburn |
| #9195, aired 2024-11-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $2000: L.A.'s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion opened in 1964 with a performance by this Lithuanian-born violinist & longtime USC teacher Jascha Heifetz |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: This 19th century Italian violinist designed his "Napoleon sonata" to be played on just one string Paganini |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: Sakari Oramo has some proms to attend as chief conductor of the orchestra of this British radio & TV organization the BBC (the British Broadcasting Corporation) |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1200: This Irish flautist is known as the "Man with the Golden Flute" (James) Galway |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1600: Arthur Rubinstein, born in Poland, moved to the U.S. & is interred in this country that has a piano competition named for him Israel |
| #7381, aired 2016-10-17 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $2000: In 1970 100 cellists gathered in NYC to pay tribute to this 94-year-old master by playing his "Sardana" under his direction Pablo Casals |
| #6982, aired 2015-01-13 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: Theodore Dubois succeeded 2 great composers in this job, Cesar Franck at one church & Camille Saint-Saens at another organist |
| #6982, aired 2015-01-13 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: This "Father of the Classical Guitar" kept giving concerts past his 90th birthday in 1983 Andrés Segovia |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: The first name of this cellist born in 1955 means "friendship" Yo-Yo Ma |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: At age 13 this violinist from Israel was presented to the U.S. by Ed Sullivan Itzhak Perlman |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1200: When this classical guitarist made his formal Paris debut in 1924, the program included a work named for him Segovia |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1600: He married Mia Farrow in 1970 André Previn |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $2000: This violinist, seen here, was born in Osaka in 1971 Midori |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: A famous trio was made up of Eugene Istomin on piano, Leonard Rose on cello & Isaac Stern on this violin |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: In March of 2004 this renowned tenor made his farewell Metropolitan Opera appearance, in "Tosca" (Luciano) Pavarotti |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1200: In his early teens, around 1890, he studied cello in Barcelona with Jose Garcia (Pablo) Casals |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1600: 30 years older, this composer was a pal of Vladimir Horowitz, who could really bang out his 3rd Piano Concerto (Sergei Vassilievich) Rachmaninoff |
| #4692, aired 2005-01-18 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $2000: La Diva Renee is a dessert named for this popular soprano (Renée) Fleming |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: This composer, George Sand's lover, was nicknamed "The Ariel of the Piano" Chopin |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: The 1816 premiere of his "Barbiere di Siviglia", which he conducted, was one of the most famous fiascos of operatic history Rossini |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $600: From 1903 on, Igor Stravinsky studied privately with this composer of "Scheherazade" Rimsky-Korsakov |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: In 1853 Schumann noted in his diary meeting this composer & called him "a genius" Johannes Brahms |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1000: In 1821, at age 12, this Jewish-born German composer met Goethe, who was impressed with the boy Mendelssohn |
| #3210, aired 1998-07-10 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: 20th century violin virtuosi include Isaac Stern & this Israel native whose name is a form of Isaac Itzhak Perlman |
| #3210, aired 1998-07-10 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: Acclaimed guitarist who shares his name with the composer of "Star Wars" John Williams |
| #3210, aired 1998-07-10 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $600: As seen in "Shine", he returned to the concert stage under the guidance of his astrologer wife David Helfgott |
| #3210, aired 1998-07-10 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: He was a Bach-playing organist before becoming famous for his missionary work in Gabon Albert Schweitzer |
| #3210, aired 1998-07-10 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1000: This Russian-born master who became a U.S. citizen adapted "The Stars and Stripes Forever" for piano Vladimir Horowitz |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: This conductor, later seen on television, gained fame substituting on a 1943 New York Philharmonic radio broadcast Leonard Bernstein |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: A New York City-based conductorless chamber orchestra is named for this mythic musician, Eurydice's mate Orpheus |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $600: Marilyn Horne revived many obscure roles for this vocal range just below true soprano Mezzo-soprano |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1,000 (Daily Double): Heinz Holliger, heard here playing Bach, is the most famous modern performer on this instrument the oboe |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $100: Born Maria Kalogeropoulos, this temperamental star soprano died of a heart attack in 1977 Maria Callas |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: Yehudi Menuhin is a virtuoso on this instrument violin |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $300: Most beautiful baby of 1932, in Brooklyn, this opera diva is nicknamed "Bubbles" Beverly Sills |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: In 1989, 11 years after retiring, & 30 years after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition, he made a comeback Van Cliburn |
| #1573, aired 1991-06-05 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $500: 2 of 3 tenors whose "In Concert" album hit an unprecedented No. 1 on Britain's pop chart in 1990 (2 of) Luciano Pavarotti & Plácido Domingo (or José Carreras) |
| #1144, aired 1989-07-20 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: Born in Paris, this noted Chinese cellist is a real "Yo-Yo" Yo-Yo Ma |
| #1144, aired 1989-07-20 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: This brilliant Israeli-American violinist is a avid New York Knicks fan Itzhak Perlman |
| #1144, aired 1989-07-20 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: Famed for his 18-K. gold flute, this Irish flautist had a hit playing John Denver's "Annie's Song" Galway |
| #1144, aired 1989-07-20 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $1,000 (Daily Double): 19th century composer on whose work Rachmaninoff based the following: Paganini |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $200: It is difficult to think of the Philadelphia Orchestra without this longtime conductor Eugene Ormandy |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $400: This great Israeli-born violinist is an enthusiastic baseball fan Itzhak Perlman |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $600: Conductor in "Fantasia", at 80 he injured his leg playing football with his grandson Leopold Stokowski |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $800: In 1977, at age 90, this legendary pianist played his last concert Rubinstein |
