Now Hear This

Season 7

2026 · 4 episodes · 0h 54m in all

Scott Yoo, violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, explores the lives and works of Johannes Brahms and Scott Joplin, two celebrated composers whose careers did not go as planned, alongside the music scene of two major musical epicenters: Istanbul and Iceland. From Great Performances.

Episodes

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   1. Brahms: Free But Alone

   10 Apr 2026 · 54 min

   Johannes Brahms was a quiet, private person, but he lived a life worthy of a novel. Scott Yoo crosses Germany with pianist Elisabeth Brauss and cellists Johannes Moser and Max Hornung to find a window into Brahms' secret past and unrequited love, and discover how Brahms reached a turning point to become one of the greatest composers ever known.

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   2. Episode 2

   17 Apr 2026

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   3. Episode 3

   24 Apr 2026

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   4. Episode 4

   1 May 2026