COMING UP ON NPR's WEEKEND PT APRIL 10 AND APRIL 11 1999 Saturday, APRIL 10 Hour 1-- Milestones of the Millennium--Dance: We continue our countdown to the year 2001 with the eleventh installment of PT's "Milestones of the Millennium" series. Today Martin Goldsmith and Time magazine dance critic Terry Teachout discuss the evolution of the partnership between dance and classical music. Hour 2-- Keeping the Beat: Lisa Simeone talks with percussion virtuoso Evelyn Glennie about her career and commissioning new works for her instruments. Glennie is the co-artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra's Percussion Festival, which began Thursday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Sunday, APRIL 11 Hour 1-- Sounds of Spring: The chirps, caws and whistles of birds inspired Italian composer Luigi Boccherini's "Aviary" Quintet. We'll hear it performed by cellist Nathaniel Rosen and the Orion String Quartet, from a concert they gave at the 1998 Virginia Waterfront International Festival of the Arts in Norfolk. Hour 2-- Basic Hovhaness: PT critic Ted Libbey joins Lisa for a visit to the 20th-century wing of PT's Basic Record Library. Today Ted recommends three outstanding recordings of American composer Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 2, also known as "Mysterious Mountain." COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY APRIL 12-APRIL 19, 1999 LISA SIMEONE IS HOST Monday, APRIL 12 Hour 1-- A Czech Concerto from the Land of Lincoln: From the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, we'll hear Sinfonia da Camera perform the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ignaz Moscheles. Conductor Ian Hobson doubles as piano soloist. Hour 2-- Hilary Hahn in Studio 4A: At the tender age of 18, American violinist Hilary Hahn is a seasoned veteran of the concert stage. Since her 1991 debut with the Baltimore Symphony, she's been in hot demand as a soloist and has played with many of the top orchestras in the US and Europe. In this hour, Lisa welcomes Hahn to Studio 4A. They'll talk about her life as a teenager on the musical fast-track, and she'll perform music by Beethoven--the "Kreutzer" Sonata--with her accompanist, Andrius Zlabys. Tuesday, APRIL 13 Hour 1-- And the winner is...: The Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon, and Lisa will talk with the winner in the music category. Hour 2-- Coming to Terms with the Concerto: PT commentator and American Chamber Player Founder Miles Hoffman joins Lisa in Studio 4B for another session of Coming to Terms. Today Miles answers a listener's question about the history and evolution of the concerto. Wednesday, APRIL 14 Hour 1-- Milestones of the Millennium--Igor Stravinsky: We continue our countdown to the year 2001 with the fourteenth installment of PT's "Milestones of the Millennium" series. Today, Grammy-nominated conductor (and Stravinsky's assistant from 1948 until 1971) Robert Craft, composer Philip Glass, and the composer himself talk about Stravinsky's music and how these ground-breaking works helped define classical music in the 20th century. Hour 2-- In concert around the country: In this hour, we'll present a sampling of music from recent US concert performances. Thursday, APRIL 15 Hour 1-- Happy 75th, Sir Neville!: English conductor Sir Neville Marriner, founder and conductor of London's prestigious Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, turns 75 today. He talks with Lisa about his career and reflects on a lifetime of music-making.. Hour 2-- Basic Ginastera: PT critic Ted Libbey joins Lisa for a visit to the 20th-century wing of PT's Basic Record Library. Today Ted recommends outstanding recordings of Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera's ballet "Estancia." Friday, APRIL 16 Hour 1-- Live in Studio 4A: John Davis as Blind Tom: Lisa welcomes John Davis to Studio 4A. Davis, a Juilliard-trained pianist who focuses on the influence of African-American music on the classical tradition, introduces the piano works of a 19th-century slave named Blind Tom. Hour 2-- In this hour, we'll feature a recent orchestral or chamber music performance. Monday, APRIL 19 Hour 1-- Live in Studio 4A: A former child prodigy grown up. Cellist Shauna Rolston joins pianist Bernadine Blaha and Lisa in NPR's Studio 4A for an hour of conversation and music, including a performance of Samuel Barber's Cello Sonata. Hour 2-- American Orchestras: In this hour, we'll hear an outstanding performance by a U.S. orchestra. FOR MORE PROGRAM INFORMATION, COME AND BROWSE PERFORMANCE TODAY'S WEB PAGE: http://www.npr.org/programs/pt ***NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR EXACT BROADCAST TIMES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO STATION OR CALL PERFORMANCE TODAY AT (202) 414-2370.