Alum John-Henry Crawford Receives First Prize in Philadelphia Competition

18-year-old cellist John-Henry Crawford recently won First Prize in the Senior Division of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2011 Greenfield Competition. As a winner, he will solo next season in a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra! John-Henry has appeared on From the Top twice, Show 206 in Dallas, TX in 2009 and Show 219 in Saint Paul, [...]

Alum Anna Lee Makes Debut with the New York Philharmonic!

15-year-old violinist and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Anna Lee (Shows 152 and 204), is making her debut with the New York Philharmonic this Saturday, April 2 at 2pm! The concert is part of the Young People’s Concert Series: The Ages of Music. More information and tickets here. If you go, be sure to stop [...]

Alum Umi Garrett Helps Japan with Benefit Concert

Young From the Top alum and pianist Umi Garrett, age 10 (Shows 211 and 217) is putting on a charity concert next week to raise money for the crisis in Japan. Check out her video about the project: Umi’s “Help Japan” concert will be Friday, April 8 at 7:30pm at the Steinway Piano Gallery in [...]

From the Top Radio Taping in Monterey, CA – Free Tickets Available!

On April 7, From the Top will visit the e.g. Conference for an exciting show featuring ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro in performance with sensational young musicians! We have a limited number of complimentary tickets to give away to our fans – register here with password ‘fromthetop.’ Thursday, April 7 @ 5:00 pm The Golden State [...]

Baldvin Oddsson Brings Holiday Cheer to Reykjavik’s Hospitals Through Music

16-year-old trumpet player and Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Baldvin Oddsson appeared on Show #221 in Boston, Massachusetts last fall. Currently a junior at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, over the holidays Baldvin returned home to Reykjavik, Iceland, where he put on a small concert series as an Arts Leadership project.  He performed in [...]

Launching the Center for the Development of Arts Leaders!

For the past few months, From the Top has been hard at work launching our Center for the Development of Arts Leaders! This blog is the first in a series written by Linda Gerstle, Director of Education and Community Partnerships, chronicling the pilot year of this program. Enjoy! The anticipation and excitement of the January [...]

Harpist Angelica Hairston Performs for Clarke Central High School Students in Athens

The day after taping Show #228 in Athens, GA, our Education Team traveled with performer and harpist Angelica Hairston to the Clarke Central High School. They met with twenty orchestra students, ranging from 9th to 12th grade, and teacher Eunice Kang in the school’s orchestra room. Angelica is the recipient of From the Top’s Jack [...]

Show 228: Listening Guide

This week’s broadcast was taped at the University of Georgia’s Center for the Performing Arts in Athens, GA with special guest Sir James Galway on Sunday February 27, 2011. We asked our performers to tell us about the music they performed on the show: Arianna Smith, 17, viola From My Heart and Circus By: Paul [...]

Caroline Goulding Receives 2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant

Big news for 18-year-old From the Top alum and violinist Caroline Goulding! On March 14, she was one of three recipients of the 2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant, awarded at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The other recipients were pianists Benjamin Hochman and Chu-Fang Huang. They join a distinguished [...]

Guitarist Jiyeon Kim Performs for Students at the Opelika High School

The morning before we taped Show #227 in Opelika, AL, From the Top’s Education Team traveled to Opelika High School with performer and guitarist Jiyeon Kim. They visited a classroom of 25 beginner guitar students studying with guitarist and teacher Patrick Bruce. Guitarist Jiyeon Kim currently attends the Cleveland Institute of Music and studies with [...]

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