GREAT PERFORMANCES

In Charleston, South Carolina, Geoff Nuttal and the St. Lawrence Quartet play Haydn's classic Emperor Quartet for Scott.

Scott Yoo, host of "Now Hear This," performs an excerpt from Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. Filmed at the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri.

Learn about Romeo and Juliet by the BalletBoyz, the award-winning team of Michael Nunn and William Trevitt. This romantic classic is vividly recreated on atmospheric studio sets in Budapest, combining inventive cinematography and dynamic choreography.

Romeo (William Bracewell) and Juliet (Francesca Hayward) share a secret dance at the party until Tybalt (Matthew Ball) interrupts.

Travel with host Scott Yoo and pianist Stewart Goodyear as they visit Yoo’s Festival Mozaic where Goodyear learns to direct an orchestra from the piano while improvising the solos of Mozart’s twentieth piano concerto.

Celebrate the work of Franz Schubert with host Scott Yoo as he plays with young musicians establishing themselves in North America's musical capitals by attempting to master the composer’s music.

Romeo (William Bracewell) beckons Juliet (Francesca Hayward) down from her balcony and they share a romantic dance together.

Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This Series 2, a four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as Yoo chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ...

Explore the work of famed composer Joseph Haydn’s career with host Scott Yoo and featured guest artists as he discovers how Haydn borrowed folk music from Scotland, Hungary and Austria to create his famous “Emperor Quartet.”

Experience a ballet of Shakespeare’s classic from choreographer Kenneth MacMillan performed by dancers from The Royal Ballet set to a score by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev filmed on atmospheric locations throughout Budapest.