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Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"
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Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"
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Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.

Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"
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Now Hear This "Boccherini: Night Music"
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Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”
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Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart”
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Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.

Now Hear This "The Composer is Yoo" Preview
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Now Hear This "The Composer is Yoo" Preview
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Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.

Now Hear This “Old Friends”
Now Hear This “Old Friends”
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Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.

Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
Now Hear This “Virtuosos”
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Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Niccolò Paganini and Robert Johnson.

Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
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Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
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Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”
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Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
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Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”
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Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
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Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”
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Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
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Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”
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Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.

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