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A native of Montreal, Martin Chalifour, 44, became principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1995. He studied at the Montreal Conservatory of Music (graduating when he was
18) and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He began his orchestral career in 1984 as associate concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony, where he stayed for six years, then went to
the Cleveland Orchestra. He is also a professor at USC’s Thornton School of Music. Chalifour lives in San Marino with his wife, Nancy, and their children, Stephanie and Eric. How does he
consume the culture around him? He offered Lynne Heffley this glimpse: For the record: 12:00 a.m. Aug. 13, 2006 For The Record Los Angeles Times Sunday August 13, 2006 Home Edition Main News
Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 40 words Type of Material: Correction Fox series: A photograph from the Fox series “American Dad” mistakenly accompanied Sunday Calendar’s Personal
File column on concertmaster Martin Chalifour. It should have been a photograph from the series “Family Guy,” which Chalifour had mentioned as a favorite show. TiVO PICKS “Family Guy,”
“House” and “24” on Fox, “Invasion” on ABC. ON THE iPOD Aerosmith, Black Eyed Peas, Celine Dion, Jack Johnson, Seal, Red Hot Chili Peppers. FOR THE COMMUTE “The Frosty, Heidi & Frank
Show” on 97.1 (KLSX-FM), 105.1 KMozart (KMZT-FM) or NPR’s “All Things Considered,” depending on the mood! INTERNET FAVORITES VH1.com, IMDB.com (Internet Movie Database). BEDSTAND READING
“1421: The Year China Discovered America” by Gavin Menzies, “Sword of Truth” by Terry Goodkind, Runner’s World magazine. IN THE NETFLIX QUEUE “Good Night and Good Luck,” “The Island,” “Day
of the Dead,” “Les Choristes.” CULTURAL ADDICTION Rock ‘n’ roll, French movies. GUILTY PLEASURE Junk food, “Smallville” on the WB. FILTERING THE POP-CULTURE BLITZ Radio pumps the same songs
over and over until you surrender and “believe” they should be in the Top 40. For variety, try Internet and satellite radio, explore music from smaller labels and other countries. Look for
sound clips on Amazon or P2P (peer to peer) file-sharing sites to identify what you want to buy. And check out your favorite new artists in live performances or “on location” studio features
(like at AOL music); chances are if they can’t sing live, the rest of their CD is not worth buying! With TV and movies, it’s a great idea to keep track of productions you love and find out
who directs them. Most good directors can be trusted to deliver a consistent product. And one more thing, “Entertainment Tonight” and People magazine: Stop telling us who’s the best-looking
and most glamorous! I can see better-looking people every day on the street! MORE TO READ