From the Top, hosted a three-day residency in Los Angeles culminating in two studio recordings of the popular radio show. Thirteen young musicians, ages 14 - 18 from greater Los Angeles and beyond, participated in an all-encompassing experience comprised of creative music making, career development, and community engagement designed to enrich both personal and artistic growth. We'll hear the results 4/14 & 4/28.
4/7 From picturesque Longwood Gardens outside Philadelphia, guest host Peter Dugan, features an exciting array of young talent including a young violinist who got her start in the el sistema inspired music program, Play-On Philly and a young cellist/aspiring composer who once performed at a Chicago Bulls game.
4/14 Recorded at the Hollywood Scoring Studio in Los Angeles, California, guest host Peter Dugan meets an outstanding young guitarist from San Jose and a teenage violinist performing Ravel.
18-year-old violinist James Poe from Palo Alto, CA performs Tzigane for violin and piano by Maurice Ravel with Peter Dugan, piano.
4/21 This week’s guest host Yuga Cohler and guest artist Fred Hersch broadcast from From the Top’s home in Boston with the prize-winning Kairos String Quartet and a young pianist who is inspired to give back through music.
4/28 Recorded at the Hollywood Scoring Studio in Los Angeles, California, guest host Peter Dugan welcomes 15-year-old pianist Josephine Chan from San Francisco, CA performing: L'Isle joyeuse by Claude Debussy, 17-year-old violinist Enrique Rodrigues from Fair Lawn, NJ performing a by Eugène Ysaÿe, The Bear Quartet from Salt Lake City, UT, and more talented young musicians.
