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Preview: Season 51 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.
Explore how virtuosos become maestros and discover their guiding principles through host Scott Yoo’s long friendships with Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

Now Hear This "Old Friends" Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore how virtuosos become maestros and discover their guiding principles through host Scott Yoo’s long friendships with Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan and violinist Lynn Chang.
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On Now Hear This, Yo-Yo Ma met his trio partners in college.
Theyve remained friends ever since.
They taught me teamwork, respect, and allowing differences to thrive.
I think that we need to redefine what classical music is.
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The Friendship of Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Kogan, and Lynn Chang
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Clip: S51 Ep16 | 3m 52s | Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Richard Kogan and Lynn Chang discuss their 50 years of friendship. (3m 52s)
Yo-Yo Ma Performs "Spiegel im Spiegel"
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Clip: S51 Ep16 | 2m 11s | Yo-Yo Ma performs Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel, with images by the James Webb telescope (2m 11s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...