NPR's From the Top features amazing performances and captivating personal stories of extraordinary classically-trained young musicians from across the country.
Each weekly one-hour broadcast features virtuosic performances with pre-collegiate musicians, along with pre-produced segments and lighthearted sketches that reveal the heart and soul of these amazing kids.
Hosted by pianist Peter Dugan, along with a team of regularly appearing co-hosts, From the Top delights listeners of all ages and backgrounds with its good humor and its inspiring young people. Peter Dugan collaborates with the young musicians at the piano and his co-hosts — including violinist Vijay Gupta, violinist Tessa Lark, clarinetist Alex Laing, pianist Orli Shaham and violinist Charles Yang — widen the musical perspective of the program both in performance and conversation.
An on-site live performance of From the Top is a "complete package" demonstrating the power of classical music through broadcasts, live events, education programs, and more. Rochester has hosted From the Top three times and we are always excited when students from the greater Rochester area appear on the program.
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The Door of No Return (Ouidah) is a sonata for solo instrument & piano by composer Althea Talbot-Howard, that charts the abduction of slaves by rival nations from elsewhere in the African continent; the march to the Slave Coast; the sometimes-lethal journey across the Atlantic; and forced labor on the island of Antigua. It also recognizes the work of late Congressman John Lewis in the Civil Rights movement. He visited the Door in 2019. -
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FTT looks back at 2022 and the 25th Anniversary of Sphinx (2/11) and a celebration of Black musicians through the years (2/25) -
Teenage baritone Raghav Ramgopal has been drawn to community activism since childhood. We'll hear him sing and learn about his motivation for social justice. -
In 1973, Joseph E. Fischoff and members of the South Bend Chamber Music Society sought an innovative way to encourage young people to pursue chamber music study and performance. That idea was the seed of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. -
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In addition to numerous accolades and awards, 17-year-old Hannah Tam is excited to announce that she will be playing as a guest artist in the Opening Ceremony of the Zhuhai International Mozart Violin Competition this September! -
Violinist Anais Feller, a student of Martin Beaver, has performed as soloist with orchestras in Tennessee and Texas, and has won several International Music Competitions. On 8/13 @ 5pm, we'll hear her perform some of the most fun music written for the violin. -
Check out the YouTube video of bassoonist Nathan Shepherd who shares a brilliant performance of the very fun and buoyant Rondo from Weber’s Bassoon Concerto.
