Mariss Jansons, one of the world’s foremost conductors, leads the legendary New Year’s Day Concert from Vienna, seen by about 40 million people around the world.

One of the foremost astronomers, Martin Rees is known for his pioneering work on the beginnings of the universe and for trying to decipher whether there really is life in outer space.

As an attorney, Judith Kaye was a trailblazer, and the first woman to become a partner in the distinguished law firm where she worked. Kaye then became the first woman appointed as the Chief Judge of the State of New York where she ruled for more than 15 years. Returning to private practice, she has also joined the Board of Lincoln Center.

Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., desperately wanted to be a singer. But after making an attempt he concluded he just wasn’t going to be good enough, so he turned to arts management, leading such institutions as the American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Royal Opera Covent Garden in London.

David Easton is regarded as one of the foremost interior designers whose classically inspired traditional rooms embrace what has been called a “sophisticated elegance.”  He is much sought-after around the world, and has received a multitude of awards and honors.  But it has always been music, he says, that captures his heart more than any other art form – “deeper than a painting, than architecture, even the next meal.” 

An acclaimed special edition of “Mad About Music” commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death.