31.   Many were little-known, but signers included Harold Pinter and Peter Shaffer, who have no trouble at all getting their new works performed.

32.   Shakespeare companies could perform works and lead discussions with students over interactive TV systems.

33.   The minister last summer stripped theaters of their autonomy, investing government bureaucrats with deciding what works are performed and with which actors.

34.   The orchestra is to perform works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovich on Wednesday in a concert kicking off a monthlong American tour.

35.   They are scheduled to perform works by Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven and Verdi.

36.   Three of the performances are single-composer recitals, with Muzaffar performing works by Rachmaninoff and Ogorkowna and Koh both tackling Chopin.