Meet the Masters is a classical music television program

Television program

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 aired in 1952 on NBC

NBC

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. The national broadcast premiere has yet to be confirmed, but the series is known to have debuted on then-NBC affiliate WGN

WGN-TV

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 Chicago on February 24, 1952 http://wgntv.trb.com/about/station/wgntv-timeline-1952,0,5091193.story?coll=wgntv-default-subnav, so likely aired nationwide that day, too. The series, which ran throughout the spring of 1952, is considered a pioneering program for televised classical music.http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/musicontele/musicontele.htm

Known guest performers on the series include singer Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century...

 and pianist Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein KBE was a Polish-American pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music of a variety of composers...

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