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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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.
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Founded in 2010, the Atlanta Music Project operates in under-resourced communities to provide world-class music training and performance opportunities that support youth growth and development.
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The 3/19 episode of From the Top features material recorded all across the country with young musicians in their homes. Among them, a 16-year-old violinist who, as a blind musician advocates for the greater inclusion of the blind community in the performing arts. We'll hear her perform Obsession by Eugène Ysaÿe.
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Guitarist Preston Hong plays Sunburst by Andrew York.
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The Sprezzatura String Quartet wins honorable mention in the 27th annual High School Chamber Music Competition with their performance of Ravel's String Quartet in F
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First prize at the 37th Irving M. Klein International String Competition has been awarded to 20-year-old cellist Gaeun Kim. You'll meet her and hear her award-winning performance.
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Building diversity in classical music for 25 years