From the Top

Sundays at 6:00pm on Classical WETA 90.9FM

Hear the next generation of classical champions as talented teens from across the nation play the classics in concert. Often credited for its innovative and fun approach to classical music, From the Top has helped to build a bridge between classical music and youth. Acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley hosts the program, which is distributed by NPR and sponsored by UBS.

Upcoming Broadcasts

Idyllwild, CA

Sunday, July 23, 2017 - 6:00pm

NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley comes to the Idyllwild Arts Academy for a show filled with amazing performances and inspiring stories from some of America’s best young classical musicians. This show will feature the outstanding talent at Idyllwild Arts Academy.

17-year-old pianist Hanxiao (Helen) Lai from Guangdong, China, performs Etude Op.25, No.11 by Frédéric Chopin.
18-year-old cellist Hua Huang from China performs the first movement, Zart und mit Ausdruck, and the second movement, Lebhaft, leicht, from Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 for Cello and Piano by Robert Schumann, with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
18-year-old flutist Nick Stavros from Collinsville, Oklahoma, performs the second movement, Cantilena, from the Sonata for Flute and Piano by Francis Poulenc, with Christopher O’Riley, piano.
Alumni Feature: Moni Simeonov, violin, from Los Angeles, California performs the second movement, Allegro, from the Sonata for Violin and Piano by César Franck.
Idyllwild Octet will performing the third movement, In praise of nature… (In laude naturae), from “Septuaginta” Op. 53, No. 6/11a by Maria Newman, commissioned by the Idyllwild Arts Academy for their 70th Anniversary celebration. The Idyllwild Octet members are violinists Derek Xu, Zhengnan (Eric) Wang, Liliya Milcheva, Anjelina Jeleva; violists Sheng-Chieh (Jason) Lan and Yun-Chieh (Jenny) Sung; and cellists Hua Huang and Xiyan (Richard) Liu.
17-year-old pianist Hanxiao (Helen) Lai from Guangdong, China, performs Etude-Tableau Op.39, No.8 by Sergei Rachmaninoff.