Starring
John Hans TesterMartin Rayner
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Now Hear This Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
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| S1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | |
| S2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | ||
| S4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | |||
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About
Now Hear This is a primetime PBS miniseries now filming its 5th season that brings the greatest music ever written to millions of viewers, with modern storytelling that captivates. Now Hear This opens the world of classical music to new audiences, while giving existing fans new ways to love their music. Now Hear This is presented by Great Performances, celebrating its 50th season on PBS, and this year begins international distribution.
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Season 12019
8.99343h 30m
Join renowned violinist Scott Yoo in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
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Season 22020
8.462452m
Join Scott Yoo, star violinist and conductor, for more unexpected stories of our greatest composers including Haydn, Schubert, and Mozart; more spectacular journeys through Europe, the US and Canada; more breathtaking photography, locations and sound; and more unforgettable performances from some of today's leading musicians.
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Season 32022
8.3234
In this special American Edition of Now Hear This, celebrated violinist and conductor Scott Yoo crosses the country, exploring the diversity of American musicians, cultures and landscapes to discover how our regional and ethnic music has inspired America’s greatest composers: Amy Beach, Florence Price, Aaron Copland and two of today’s masters, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.
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Season 42023
7.8124
Conductor and violinist Scott Yoo is on the road. Join him in Buenos Aires to learn the tango and Piazzolla’s conflicted relationship with it. In Scotland and Germany, explore the connection between mental health and creativity, in Schumann and other artists. In New York, meet a composer pointing classical in a new direction. And in Spain, discover the breathtaking musical portraits of Albeniz.
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Season 52024
—04
Travel with Scott Yoo, Mexico City Philharmonic chief conductor, on a voyage of musical discovery as he travels the world to explore the greatest music ever written, from the Baroque to the present. Meet incredible musical prodigies, great virtuosos in may art forms, revered maestros like Yo-Yo Ma, and get an inside look at the challenges of composing, as Scott writes his very first work.
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Season 62025
—01
Join Scott Yoo as he travels the world to explore some of the greatest music ever written. All of the composers in Season Six are expats or exiles--their music inspired equally by nostalgia for a homeland they couldn’t return to, and new friendships, ideas and opportunities in new places. Their careers were marked by loss and longing, but ultimately renewal and redemption. From Great Performances.
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Cast
Scott Yoo Self, Self - Host
Alice Dade Self
Aldo Gentileschi Self
Brad Repp Self
John Hans Tester Beethoven
Martin Rayner Freud
Vivica Genaux Self
Alice-Sara Ott Self
Gautier Capuçon Self
Manuel Barrueco Self
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