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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 “The Composer is Yoo” -- Scott Yoo Meets With Augusta Read Thomas About Composing CLIP: 4:25
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”
Scott Yoo Meets With Augusta Read Thomas About Composing
Scott Yoo meets with composer Augusta Read Thomas to get out of a creative rut.
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo” -- Yumi Kurosawa Performs "Lucky Stars" on the Koto CLIP: 3:14
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”
Yumi Kurosawa Performs "Lucky Stars" on the Koto
Koto player Yumi Kurosawa performs her piece "Lucky Stars."
Scott Yoo’s 4 Tips for First-Time Composers
Now Hear This “Old Friends” -- Now Hear This "Old Friends" Preview WATCH: 53:54
Now Hear This “Old Friends”
Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
Now Hear This “Old Friends” -- The Friendship of Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Kogan, and Lynn Chang CLIP: 3:52
Now Hear This “Old Friends”
The Friendship of Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Kogan, and Lynn Chang
Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Richard Kogan and Lynn Chang discuss their 50 years of friendship.
Now Hear This “Old Friends” -- Yo-Yo Ma Performs "Spiegel im Spiegel" CLIP: 2:11
Now Hear This “Old Friends”
Yo-Yo Ma Performs "Spiegel im Spiegel"
Yo-Yo Ma performs Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel, with images by the James Webb telescope
5 Facts About Yo-Yo Ma 
Now Hear This “Virtuosos” -- Now Hear This "Virtuosos" Preview WATCH: 53:24
Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.
Now Hear This “Virtuosos” -- Behind the Scenes with Cirque du Soleil's Band CLIP: 4:55
Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
Behind the Scenes with Cirque du Soleil's Band
Go behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil with music director Aaron Guidry.
Now Hear This “Virtuosos” -- Niccolò Paganini Descendent Debunks Family Rumors CLIP: 2:57
Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
Niccolò Paganini Descendent Debunks Family Rumors
Scott Yoo meets with a descendent of Paganini to discuss the virtuoso's life.
5 Facts About Violinist Augustin Hadelich
Now Hear This “Rising Stars” -- Now Hear This "Rising Stars" Preview WATCH: 53:54
Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
Visit Juilliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
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