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Now Hear This

Scott Yoo, violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, returns to host the seventh season of the critically acclaimed miniseries Now Hear This from Great Performances to explore the lives and works of Johannes Brahms and Scott Joplin, two celebrated composers whose careers did not go as planned; alongside the music scene of two major musical epicenters: Istanbul and Iceland.

Premieres Fridays April 10-May 1 at 9/8c

Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings” -- Haydn's Emperor Quartet CLIP: 1:48
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”
Haydn's Emperor Quartet
Geoff Nuttal and the St. Lawrence Quartet play Haydn's classic Emperor Quartet for Scott.
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings” -- Scott Yoo Performs Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata CLIP: 3:51
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”
Scott Yoo Performs Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata
Scott Yoo, host of "Now Hear This," performs an excerpt from Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata.
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings” -- Haydn: King of Strings Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Haydn: King of Strings Preview
Explore the work of famed composer Joseph Haydn’s career with host Scott Yoo and guests.
Now Hear This “Haydn: King of Strings”
About the Series
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear...
Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style” -- The ingredient has to be good CLIP: 3:16
Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style”
The ingredient has to be good
Scott heads to Naples for pizza and a performance.
Now Hear This: Scott Yoo’s Recommended Listening for a Classical European Music Tour
Streaming This October: Harold Prince: The Director’s Life, The Sound of Music, Now Hear This...
Travel through Italy, Spain and more with Scott Yoo in Now Hear This or revisit...
Now Hear This “Handel: Italian Style” -- Handel: Italian Style | Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Handel: Italian Style | Preview
Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps.
Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time” -- Scarlatti: Man Out of Time | Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
Scarlatti: Man Out of Time | Preview
Join Scott Yoo in Spain and Morocco to discover the work of Domenico Scarlatti.
Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time” -- You're looking at Flamenco History CLIP: 2:35
Now Hear This “Scarlatti: Man Out of Time”
You're looking at Flamenco History
A dramatic Flamenco performance from Ileana Gomez.
Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach” -- The Riddle of Bach | Preview PREVIEW: 0:30
The Riddle of Bach | Preview
Scott Yoo goes to Germany to learn Bach’s sonatas and partitas.
Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach” -- An Ambiguous Key CLIP: 3:48
Now Hear This “The Riddle of Bach”
An Ambiguous Key
Scott Yoo plays a duet with concert pianist Alice Sara Ott.
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