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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During Mental Health Awareness Month, From the Top explores the intersection of music and brain science with outstanding young musicians. -
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Blind tenor Noah Carver is a student at the Eastman School of Music. He reads music in braille. Funds from two scholarships have allowed Carver to purchase equipment and software to aid in braille notation, translation, composition, and printing. -
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Recently Time for Three performed in the 101st season opener of the RPO. Now you can hear violinist Charles Yang (pictured center) working with young musicians. -
The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired many, including a harpist whose organization exists to empower artists of color and advocate for justice, a pianist who shares a story of commissioning of a brand new work, and a cellist who shares his experience as a black musician in classical music. -
