Season 7

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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Episode 154 min2026-04-10

Brahms: Free But Alone

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.

Episode 22026-04-17