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A profile of violinist Julian Rhee, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. (10m 11s)
Taking Note - Balourdet Quartet
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A profile of Balourdet Quartet, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. (9m 18s)
Taking Note - Njioma Chinyere Grevious
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A profile of violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. (8m 41s)
Taking Note - Sandbox Percussion
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A profile of Sandbox Percussion, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. (10m 4s)
Taking Note - Clayton Stephenson
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A profile of pianist Clayton Stephenson, winner of a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. (9m 57s)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary: Extended Performance
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Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. (2h 24m 52s)
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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...