Michael Steinberg: 1928-2009

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July 29, 2009
Michael Steinberg, program annotator for the Minnesota Orchestra (Photo: Jorja Fleezanis) Michael Steinberg at a rehearsal before his joint performance with wife Jorja Fleezanis. At the concert, he recited poetry interspersed with Fleezanis' performance of Bloch's Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano. (Andrew Wallmeyer, courtesy White Pine Festival) Steinberg and Fleezanis prepare for their June 2009 performance at the White Pine Festival. (Andrew Wallmeyer, courtesy White Pine Festival) Michael Steinberg, Jorja Fleezanis and Karl Paulnack rehearse before a White Pine Festival performance at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minn. (Andrew Wallmeyer, courtesy White Pine Festival) Michael Steinberg prepares for a performance at the White Pine Festival in Stillwater, Minn. (Andrew Wallmeyer, courtesy White Pine Festival) Michael Steinberg gazes out at his audience as he recites poetry during his June 2009 joint performance with wife Jorja Fleezanis at the White Pine Festival in Stillwater, Minn. (Andrew Wallmeyer, courtesy White Pine Festival) Michael Steinberg speaks on his beloved subject of music. (ArtistLed photographer Tristan Cook) Michael Steinberg and Larry Rothe, two major writers on classical music who collaborated on the book "For the Love of Music." (Jorja Fleezanis) Renowned musicologist Michael Steinberg (Photo by Anneliese Varaldiev, courtesy of Oxford University Press)

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