A teen quartet plays Mozart, a 15-year-old flutist shares why her instrument is a dependable friend, and a violinist plays a Kreisler arrangement and draws connections between science and art. We meet a percussionist from the famous LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts who gives a tour of the marimba to Peter Dugan, a 13-year-old cellist who loves both ballet and music, and a pianist who relates with the emotions of Schubert.

Show 441 – Mozart, Kreisler, and Schubert

Show 441 - Mozart, Kreisler, and Schubert - Full Show

Jesse Hubbs, 16, Piano, from New York, NY

Aurelia Faidley-Solars, 13, Cello, from New York, NY

Daniel Perez Ponce, 17, Marimba, from Brooklyn, NY

Kento Hong, 17, Violin, from Scarsdale, NY

Sooah Jeon, 15, Flute, from Cresskill, NJ

Sylvan Quartet

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