From the Top Podcast
1) Self-Taught Violinist and Young Composer
We’re coming from Minnesota Public Radio in the Twin Cities with guest host Orli Shaham. We hear from a pianist/composer who performs a musical letter to his younger self, and an autodidactic teen vio...Show More
2) Ravel and Multifaceted Cellist
Orli Shaham joins us from Minnesota Public Radio in the Twin Cities, a place bursting with talented young artists, including a teen from a long line of Florentine musicians performing Ravel, a quartet...Show More
3) Musical Trivia
We’re celebrating the release of our brand-new album From the Top 25. You’ll hear performances from young artists on the album and learn interesting facts and trivia about the repertoire they perform!...Show More
4) Dramatic Cello & Saxophone Elegy
We meet a teen cellist from a large musical family who performs a theatrical piece by Cassadó. An 18-year-old saxophone player with a commitment to community engagement delivers a moving Elegy by Faur...Show More
5) Romance & Silence
A dedicated teen violinist and poet performs Amy Beach’s passionate Romance. A clarinetist describes a moment discovering complete silence out in nature and how he draws on that feeling in his perform...Show More
6) Debussy and Rhapsody for Alto Sax
A wonderful teen violinist who has lived all over the world performs Debussy. A 17-year-old saxophone player from Texas shares how he found his first instrument in a pawn shop and hasn’t put the sax d...Show More
7) Band Room to Recording Studio
Today’s episode is dominated by instruments you’d find in a high school band room and many of our featured teen artists discovered their love for performing through school music programs. We meet a tu...Show More
8) Composer Jessie Montgomery and more Black Voices in Classical Music
Composer Jessie Montgomery joins us as we continue our celebration of Black From the Top alumni and their contributions to classical music. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com...Show More
9) Black Voices in Classical Music with Alex Laing
Guest Host Alex Laing joins for a celebration of Black artists in classical music. We’re catching up with From the Top alumni who are making waves in the field.Learn more about sponsor message choices...Show More
10) Musicians from Rural America: Violin and Banjo
A 15-year-old violinist introduces us to his charming coastal community of Damariscotta, Maine and a talented young banjo player brings us into her musical home in the foothills of Leicester, North Ca...Show More