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Comcast 189
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Comcast 190
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Comcast 191 & 621
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Comcast 192
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From The Top at Carnegie Hall
This series showcases the top-notch musicianship, offbeat humor and original insights of America's best young classical musicians, with appearances by well-known artists such as Joshua Bell, Bela Fleck and Denyce Graves. Celebrated pianist Christopher O'Riley, host of the weekly "From the Top" radio series distributed by NPR, fills that role in the television series as well. Performance segments are taped before an audience at Carnegie Hall's new performance and education space, Zankel Hall, while remote tapings go behind the scenes to convey the day-to-day lives of these young musicians.
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Rhythm and Strings (#201)
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26:46 CC Stereo TVG
A hypnotic performance on the marimba by 16-year-old Joshua Jones of Chicago, Illinois, kicks off season two. Whether he's accompanying the gospel choir in his church or playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Percussion Scholarship Group, Josh finds rhythm all around him, sometimes even while doing his household chores. Also featured is 12-year-old violinist Anna Lee, from Queens, New York, whose classmates affectionately call her "one small girl with one big attitude." Accompanied by host Christopher O'Riley, Anna gives a performance of Pablo de Saraste's "Ziguenerweisen" ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20, No. 1, and also appears as one-third of the Maggiore Trio - the final performers on this episode. Rounding out the trio are 11-year-old pianist Alice Burla, who was featured in the first season, and 13-year-old cellist Taeguk Mun. The Maggiore Trio brings the season premiere to its climax with a performance of the third movement, Presto ("Gypsy Rondo"), from Haydn's Piano Trio in G Minor.
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Family Ties (#202)
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26:46 CC Stereo TVG
11-year-old Pennsylvania native Daniel Song's dreams range from pursuing the piano professionally to being a doctor or even a professional athlete. His grandfather in Korea has never seen him perform, but on this episode, the two are reunited backstage after Daniel performs Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, "Eroica." 15-year-old Caeli Smith, a "Roving Reporter" on NPR's "From the Top," comes from a musical family, and she's passionate about musical education in public schools. Host Christopher O'Riley joins Caeli in a stirring performance of "Bordel 1900" from "L'Histoire du Tango" by Astor Piazzolla. At 16 years of age, Matthew Lipman is an affable and dedicated violist, with a family to match - his mother drives him two hours to his lessons and, although his father was recently laid off, the family still finds a way for Matthew to pursue his music. Armed with a variety of viola jokes, Matthew initially took up the viola as a way to get attention from the girls in his class. He concludes this episode with a performance of Paganini's "La Campanella," accompanied by Christopher O'Riley.
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Meeting Our Heroes (#203)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
14-year-old Travis Johnson, from Milwaukee, Oregon, chose the wood for his own custom-made guitar, on which he performs "Boppin'" by Bryan Johannson, a piece commissioned for him. 17-year old marimba player Jingchen Sun moved to New York City after her father sold the family's home in China to pay for her marimba. Inspired by a chance meeting with the great marimba player and composer Keiko Abe, Jingchen gives an energetic performance of Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic's "Ultimatum I." 12-year-old MacKenzie Melemend, from Paxton, Massachusetts, is a bowling champion and a master magician in addition to being a skilled pianist. His musical skill has allowed him to meet President Bush, Rosie O'Donnell and Marvin Hamlisch, and to perform as part of a Mozart program on the Discovery Channel. MacKenzie closes the episode with a performance of Prokofiev's Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 1.
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From C to Shining Sea (#204)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
This week showcases young performers from all across the country, beginning with 11-year-old cellist Lev Mamuya from Newton, Massachusetts. One of the youngest performers to appear on the television show, Lev is also a proud member of Red Sox Nation and can't get enough of his favorite candy, Skittles. Viewers then meet 18-year-old Eliodoro Vallecillo from Santa Cruz, California, who, with the support of his family and his devoted music teacher, overcame great odds to become a rising young French horn player. Eliodoro performs the third movement, Allegro, from Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, K. 447. The Chicagoland-area Ridere String Quartet, composed of 18-year-olds Samantha Bennett, Ryan Meehan, Emma Steele and Mindy Park, finds that they not only play well together, but have a wonderful time doing so. They named their group "Ridere," the Italian word for laughter. The young women and round out the episode with a lively performance of Piazzolla's "Tango for Four."
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Musical Traditions (#205)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
The musical talents of a brother and sister team of violinists are showcased when the Switala Duo from Grapevine, Texas, performs Passacaglia (after Handel). Double bassist Kiyoe Wellington is 15 years old and hails from Kaneohe, Hawaii. In honor of her family of bassists, she plays Francois Rabbath's "Reitba" on her grandfather's bass, accompanied by host Christopher O'Riley. 18-year-old Patricio Molina, the third and final performer on this episode, is a musical star in his native Chile, but moved to New York City to study piano at the Manhattan School of Music. Patricio performs Petern Mennin's "Toccata" to conclude the episode.
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Style and Substance (#206)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Viewers meet a young lady who takes the artistry of performing classical music to a new level by infusing her performances with her sense of personal style. 11-year-old violinist Simone Porter from Seattle, Washington, designs her own concert attire and frequently bases her designs on the repertoire she's performing - she even made a dress especially for playing Mozart and Mendelssohn. 13-year-old cellist and volleyball player Jonah Ellsworth from Cambridge, Massachusetts, accompanied by host Christopher O'Riley, performs Paganini's "Variations on One String on a Theme of Rossini," using only a single string of his cello. 18-year-old tuba player Ibanda Ruhumbika is passionate about sharing music with kids and is a member of the prestigious Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. He dreams of playing in a major orchestra like the New York Philharmonic one day, and he's joined onstage at Carnegie Hall by members of the Phil's brass section for a performance of "That's a Plenty" by Lew Pollack (arr. Steve Cooper) to conclude this episode.
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Singing, Strumming, and Skating (#207)
Duration:
26:44 CC Stereo TVG
The stage is packed with teenagers when FTCH welcomes the Young People's Chorus of New York City and their passionate founder and artistic director Francisco J. Nunez. After a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of some of its young performers, the chorus performs Jim Papoulis' "Panta Rhei" (All Things Are in Flux) and Luis Kalaff's "Guayacanal." 17-year-old classical guitarist Kimani Griffin from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, doubles as an equally talented speed skater with Olympic potential. She performs the third movement Preludio e toccatina from "Aquarelle" by Sergio Assad.
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Star Quality (#208)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Renowned violinist Gil Shaham appears, joined by 10-year-old violinist and Red Sox fan Alice Ivy-Pemberton from New York City, for a performance of the third movement Allegro from Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043. Alice, who frequents Lincoln Center's violin shop and spends a great deal of time at Columbia University, where her parents are professors, also performs the first movement Prima Parte (Lassu) from Bartok's Rhapsody No. 1 (Folk Dances) for Violin and Piano accompanied by host Christopher O'Riley. Also featured on this episode is 17-year old pianist Ji-Yong Kim from Midland Park, New Jersey, who performs Robert Schumann's "Widmung" (arr. Liszt) and explains what it's like to be both a normal high school student and a classical pianist with professional management!
