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FTT & Tiny Desk 2025
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FTT & Tiny Desk 2025
From the Top at 25!
Where Music Lives: Meet Laurel
Where Music Lives: Meet Adam
Where Music Lives: Meet Bayla
Where Music Lives: Meet Benjamin
Where Music Lives: Meet Samuel
Sneak Peek: Where Music Lives Series Trailer
Featured Video: 16-year-old Violinist Performs “La Gitana”
Featured Video: “Binding Disunity”
Featured Video: Hexachords
From the Top: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Featured Video: A Change Is Gonna Come
10-year-old plays Liszt
Featured Video: Virtuosic 15-year-old Violinist
Special Memorial Day Video: “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”
Featured Video: Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces
Featured Video: Teenager’s Moving Rachmaninoff
Featured Video: Mozart with Orli Shaham
Featured Video: Duet with a Jazz Legend
Featured Video: 16-year-old plays Bach on Marimba
Featured Video: Tessa Lark & Michael Thurber join cellist for Bach Trio
Daily Joy: Jazz Band… with a Twist!
Virtual Concert: A Honolulu Sister Duo
“Best Day of My Life”
Featured Video: Amy Beach’s “Romance”
Daily Joy: Teenage pianist plays Mendelssohn
Virtual Concert: An Evening of Piano
Daily Joy: 9-year-old pianist plays Liszt
Daily Joy: Teenage pianist plays jazz
Daily Joy: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor
Daily Joy: Cello Quartet plays Debussy
Daily Joy: Two Marimbas, One Bach Invention
Daily Joy: Ragtime Encore!
Daily Joy: 12-year-old plays Liszt
Daily Joy: “All You Need Is Love”
Daily Joy: Spanish Dance for Harp
Daily Joy: Whimsical Violin Duo
Daily Joy: Mozart with Peter Dugan
Virtual Concert: The Talented Joos Siblings
Daily Joy: Saint-Saëns “The Swan”
Daily Joy: Intense performance of Bartók
Daily Joy: Rhapsody by Edward Baghdasarian
Daily Joy: Traditional Celtic Music
Daily Joy: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27 (Mvt. 1)
Daily Joy: Bach Partita No. 3 (Preludio)
Daily Joy: 50 violinists perform “Salut d’Amour”
Virtual Concert: An Evening of Piano & Strings
Daily Joy: A Movie Music Medley
Daily Joy: Flashy Finale
Daily Joy: Expressive 15-year-old Horn Player
Daily Joy: Beautiful Duo for Harp & Piano
Daily Joy: Bach Cello Suite No. 6 (III. Courante)
Daily Joy: New Year…New Music!
Daily Joy: Bach Suites…x3!
“From Their Home To Yours” (A Highlight of 2020 Concerts)
Daily Joy: A jazzy “Happy Birthday!”
Daily Joy: Sisters from Hawaii play “La Bella Cubana”
“Shaker” (Variations on “Simple Gifts”) feat. Black Violin
Daily Joy: “Blue Christmas”
Daily Joy: “Gigue” from Bach Violin Partita No. 2
Daily Joy: Bloch’s “Prayer” (From Jewish Life)
Daily Joy: “Oh Danny Boy”
Virtual Concert: An Evening of Cello
Daily Joy: A Saxophone Samba
Daily Joy: 15-year-old plays “Scottish Fantasy”
Daily Joy: “Gigue” from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3
Daily Joy: Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Daily Joy: A Festive Klezmer Finale
Daily Joy: Bach Partita No. 3
Daily Joy: “The Sound of Silence”
Daily Joy: “All of Me”
Daily Joy: Passionate 16-year-old baritone
Daily Joy: Some musical humor!
Virtual Concert: An Evening of Guitar
From the Top is…
Daily Joy: Tango for Cello & Piano
Daily Joy: Virtuosic Young Clarinetist
Daily Joy: Faure’s Dolly Suite
Daily Joy: Simple Gifts with Black Violin
Daily Joy: Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan”
Thank You from Peter Dugan
Daily Joy: Dreamy Flute Performance
Virtual Concert: The Talented Ellis Brothers
Daily Joy: Beautiful Italian Aria
Daily Joy: Autumn Leaves
Daily Joy: Moving Schubert performance
Daily Joy: Tranquil Bassoon Performance
Daily Joy: Two Songs for Tenor and Piano
Daily Joy: Passionate Young Violist
Daily Joy: Elgar Cello Concerto
Daily Joy: 11-year-old guitarist plays Piazzolla
Daily Joy: 13-year-old violinist plays Wieniawski
Daily Joy: Energetic 14-year-old violinist
Daily Joy: 15-year-old pianist performs Tom Wiggins
Daily Joy: Bach Cello Suite No. 2
Virtual Concert: Bach, Paganini, & More
Daily Joy: Somewhere
Daily Joy: 11-year-old’s spooky video
Daily Joy: 14-year-old performs Wagner
Daily Joy: Chopin Nocturne on Violin
Daily Joy: Expressive 15-year-old cellist
Daily Joy: Exciting Jazz Percussion Duet
Daily Joy: 14-year-old performs Ravel
Daily Joy: Fiery Cello Performance
Daily Joy: “It Ain’t Necessarily So”
Daily Joy: “Méditation” from Thaïs
Virtual Concert: Bach, Gershwin, and more!
Daily Joy: Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!
Daily Joy: 16-year-old cellist plays Debussy
Daily Joy: Exuberant Young Flutist
Daily Joy: Powerful Violin Solo
Daily Joy: 14-year-old plays Estrellita
Daily Joy: Calming Beethoven Theme
Daily Joy: Beethoven String Quartet
Daily Joy: 11-year-old’s moving Tchaikovsky
Daily Joy: Schumann’s Fantasiestücke
Virtual Concert: Fantastic Teenage Cellist & Violinist
Daily Joy: 12-year-old violinist plays Ravel
Daily Joy: 16-year-old plays Chopin Ballade
Daily Joy: Violin Cover of “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus
Daily Joy: Inventive Piano Trio
Daily Joy: Saxophone Quartet Plays Mario
Daily Joy: Bach With A Twist
Daily Joy: Carmen Fantasie by 16-year-old violinist
Daily Joy: Sister Piano Trio
Virtual Concert: The Tabby Sister Duo
Daily Joy: 14-year-old plays Sarasate
Daily Joy: Young Cellist’s Intense Performance
16-year-old performs Schumann
Daily Joy: Stunning Handel Aria
Daily Joy: 2 Exhilarating Piano Duos
Daily Joy: Duo for Two Violins
Daily Joy: Harmonious Harpsichord
Virtual Concert: The Khuong-Huu Violin Duo
Daily Joy: Phenomenal Sister Duo
Daily Joy: Beautiful Harp Music
Young Guitarists Discuss Life, Music, and perform Bach!
Virtual Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar
Daily Joy: Bach Fugue for Guitar
Daily Joy: Guitar + Dog Duo Returns
Daily Joy: 11-year-old guitarist
Daily Joy: Cello Quartet
Daily Joy: Special Guest – Joshua Bell
Daily Joy: Amazing Grace + Bach
Daily Joy: 17-year-old plays Liszt Etude
Daily Joy: Franck Piano Quintet
Daily Joy: 13-year-old’s Beethoven Sonata
Daily Joy: 15-year-old plays Rachmaninoff
Virtual Concert: 13-year-old pianist Jerry Chang
Daily Joy: 8-year-old plays Debussy
Daily Joy: 1 Cellist… 8 Parts!
Daily Joy: Stand By Me
Daily Joy: Elgar’s Serenade for Strings
Daily Joy: Lift Every Voice and Sing
Daily Joy: Amazing Accordionist
Virtual Concert: Chen Family String Quartet
Daily Joy: Feel the Light
Daily Joy: Twin Sister Duo
Daily Joy: Beautiful Brazilian Music
Daily Joy: Fantastic 12-year-old pianist
Daily Joy: 16-year-old tenor
Daily Joy: Tjønneblomen (arr. Danish String Quartet)
Daily Joy: 15-year-old plays Liszt
Daily Joy: A Valentine Violin Trio
Daily Joy: Cello Quartet for One
Daily Joy: One Musician. Four Parts!
Daily Joy: Beethoven 5…with style!
Daily Joy: Chopin Nocturne
Daily Joy: Bach Cello Suite
Stevie Wonder’s “If It’s Magic” arr. Peter Dugan
From the Top’s 2020 Virtual Gala
Daily Joy: Haig Hovsepian
Daily Joy: “When You Wish Upon A Star”
Daily Joy: Amazing 14-year-old organist
Virtual Concert: GRAMMY Award-winning Baritone, John Brancy
Daily Joy: Lilyanne Thoroughman
Virtual Concert: Sibling Piano Duo
Daily Joy: Celloboxing Vivaldi
Daily Joy: 11-year-old guitarist & BIRD choir
Daily Joy: Amazing Young Piano Duo
Daily Joy: Ragtime Marimba
Daily Joy: 13-year-old Harpist
Daily Joy: Orli Shaham’s Salute to Frontline Workers
Daily Joy: Sound the Trumpets!
Daily Joy: Sisterly Duo
Daily Joy: Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata
Daily Joy: Fiery Classical Guitar
Daily Joy: 12-year-old plays Popper’s Polonaise
Daily Joy: Mario Bros. for Two Violins
Daily Joy: 12-year-old plays Beethoven Concerto
Virtual Concert: 12 & 10-year-old Sibling Duo
Daily Joy: Multi-Instrumentalist
Daily Joy: Graceful Clarinet
Daily Joy: Carnival of Venice…on Sax!
Daily Joy: Peter Dugan Improvising
Daily Joy: Love at First Latte
Virtual Concert: Sibling Cello Duo
Daily Joy: A 12 Year-Old’s Captivating Chopin
Daily Joy: Saxophone Love
Virtual Concert: The Chiu Family
Daily Joy: FTT+NYO
Daily Joy: Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Daily Joy: Improv on a Theme
Daily Joy: Jam with our alum!
Daily Joy: Sounds of Hawaii
Daily Joy: From a Distance Quartet
Virtual Concert: Peter + Kara Dugan, + Charles Yang!
Daily Joy: Dumky Trio
Daily Joy: Alex Laing Performs “There is a Balm in Gilead”
Virtual Concert: Violin & Cello Sibling Duo
Daily Joy: Tiny Polonaise
Daily Joy: Teenager Plays Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata
Daily Joy: George & Andrew Li Mozart Four Hands
Daily Joy: Changes
A Marimba Minuet
Daily Joy: Lean on Me
Daily Joy: Laven Family’s Hidden Falls
Daily Joy: Organ Fix
Daily Joy: Joshua Choi’s Hommage á J. S. Bach
Daily Joy: Flight of the Laptop
Daily Joy: Groove with a Jazz Legend
Daily Joy: Guitarist celebrates Persian New Year
Daily Joy: Flamenco Harp
Daily Joy: Eric Wang
Daily Joy: Duet for Guitar and Dog
Daily Joy: Vijay Gupta’s Danny Boy
Daily Joy: Davisson Duo
Virtual Concert: The Davisson Guitar Duo
Saxophonist breakdances!
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
Guest Host Simone Dinnerstein performs Philip Glass on NPR’s From the Top
Galop-Marche for Eight Hands by Albert Lavignac | From the Top
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 Op. 25 with Jeremy Denk
11-year-old Roxane Park performs Bach’s Prelude in D minor, BWV 875
Subin Cho and Jeremy Denk perform Salmon Lake from Dorff’s “Three Lakes” Flute Sonata
Nygel Witherspoon performs the Shostakovich Cello Concerto with the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra
Jack Kessler and Jeremy Denk perform Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola and Piano
Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello | Kevin Song and Vijay Gupta | NPR’s From the Top
JunMing Wen (17) performs the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto with the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra
Co-Host & Pianist Michelle Cann performs Florence Price’s Sonata in E Minor on From the Top
Cellist Esther Chae, 17, performs Pezzo Capriccioso by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Interlochen Percussion Ensemble performs “Shared Space” on From the Top
The Bear Quartet performs Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 4: Bassoonist Taylor Akin
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 3: Anthony Gonzalez from “Coco”
Coco Star Anthony Gonzalez Talks with Kevin Olusola about Getting the Part | Episode 3 Teaser | Where Music Lives
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 2: Violinist & Pianist Ray Ushikubo
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 2 Teaser: Ray Ushikubo
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 1: Ifetayo Ali-Landing
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola | Ep 1 Teaser: Ifetayo Ali-Landing
Where Music Lives with Kevin Olusola Official Trailer
Daily Joy: 16-year-old erhu player
“Feeling Good” Cover with Charles Yang and From the Top Musicians
“Elevate” by Karalyn Schubring – #Note4Note 2018 Commission
Laura Futamura performs Valerie Coleman’s “Fanmi Imèn” with Peter Dugan
Caroline Yao performs Debussy’s Cello Sonata on From the Top
Sleigh Ride for String Quartet
“What Child is This?” for Countertenor and Harp
Sibling Guitar Duo (10 & 13) performs “Jongo”
O Tannenbaum with 14-year-old pianist Naomi Yamaguchi
Silent Night for Cello Quartet
Fred Hersch and Avik Sarkar Perform “Hesitation Tango”
Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930 on NPR’s From the Top
Guest Host Peter Dugan Performs a Tribute to Aretha Franklin and Philly
The Bone Rangers perform “Intrada” by Walter Ross
Siblings perform “Ragtime Alla Turca” for four hands!
The Rite of Spring as a Rite of Summer
From the Top Takes Over the Tiny Desk
A Year in Review: Our 2017-18 Season
We brought a bassoonist to the roof of Carnegie Hall!
Alistair Coleman’s “Images from Fallingwater”: A new composition
John Fawcett performs on NPR’s From the Top
Violinist Kaia Selden (12) lights up Las Vegas!
“GØ” with Snarky Puppy Members and From the Top
Snarky Puppy’s Michael League coaches From the Top alums
Special guests Black Violin on NPR’s From the Top!
Ifetayo Ali-Landing performs on NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley
Percussion Scholarship Group Performs “Catching Shadows”
TAPxBACH feat. Leo Manzari & Harmony Zhu
Alum Leah Ferguson shows us around Symphony Hall!
World premiere of “Shifting” by alum J.P. Redmond – #Note4Note 2017
Norwegian Wood (The Beatles) | Time for Three and From the Top rehearsal video
Behind the Scenes of the Grinch with Caleb Hudson
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch feat. the Canadian Brass
Meet the Musicians of Stranger Strings
Stranger Strings – Stranger Things / Thriller Mashup
World premiere of “Asymptotes” by Conrad Tao
Composer Conrad Tao talks about his new piece, “Asymptotes”
Aytahn Benavi on From the Top
Here Comes the Sun with Joshua Bell
This Land/Our Land
This Land/Our Land: Exploring immigration with young musicians
Teenage countertenor and classical guitarist perform in Central Park
Meet Andrew Mazanko
Quartet Diamant takes Ginastera’s String Quartet on the road!
10-year-old violinist Lilyanne Thoroughman performs Salut d’Amour
Center for the Development of Arts Leaders Boston
Ian Maloney performs Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata on Show 334
Drew Cone Performs with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love: A Musical Plantasy
Sneak Peek: From the Top and Pink Martini make a music video
Meet Percussionist Gabe Costache
Meet World Champion knife-thrower and oboist Joshua Owens
Stressed Out with Project Trio
Sneak Peek of Stressed Out with Project Trio
“Tokada” by Jake Shimabukuro, performed by 4U Ukulele Quartet
Introducing: The 4U Ukulele Quartet
From the Top alumni Chad Hoopes and Theo Luu premiere #Note4Note!
Behind the Scenes with 12-year-old Jairus Rhoades
Fantastic Musicians and Where to Find Them
Sneak Peek: Fantastic Musicians and Where to Find Them
Der Erlkönig (Franz Schubert) on piano: 4 hands, 2 siblings
Brother-Sister piano duo on NPR’s From the Top
Behind the Scenes of “Express Yourself”
Express Yourself – Jon Batiste & Stay Human
Sneak Peek: “Express Yourself”
12-year-old Cellist Wows Audience in From the Top NPR Recording
Pokemon Go “Gotta Catch ‘Em All”
Behind the Scenes of From the Top’s Pokemon Go Video
Meet the Performers from Can’t Stop the Feeling
Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (Classical Cover)
Sneak peek: From the Top “Can’t Stop the Feeling”
5 Music Students & 5 Days — From the Top Arts Leaders in Action
Behind the Scenes with 16-year-old pianist Leyla Kabuli: From the Top Profile
Black Earth: 16-year-old Pianist in Moving Tribute to Refugees
Yankee Doodle – Violin & Cello in Boston for July 4
Clayton Stephenson: Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist
Sounds & Stories – Miami
Teddy Abrams: Coffee & Conversation
Time Lapse at Tarisio Auctions – Behind the Scenes
The 2016 From the Top Gala
8 Stages of Practice Room Grief – Classical Short
Thanks, Mom – Happy Mother’s Day
Portraits of Arts Leadership in Louisville
Spit – Survival Tips for Music Moms #4
Boston’s Best Bathrooms for Music – Classical Short
Not Your Typical Music Lesson – Arts Leaders in Action #3
Passacaglia Powerhouse Sibling Duo – Animated Music Video
Trailers & Teeth – Survival Tips for Music Moms #3
Not Your Typical Concert – Arts Leaders in Action #2
Sneak Peek: Teen Classical Guitar Composer on NPR
Can You Play it Like This? – Backstage Antics
Canned Meat – Survival Tips for Music Moms #2
9-year-old pianist Umi Garrett – Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
Quarterbacks Face Off at the Piano – CBS NFL Theme
Nail Polish: Survival Tips for Music Moms #1
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift | From the Top & Time for Three Classical Cover
Not Your Typical School Assembly – Arts Leaders in Action #1
Yoda, Princess Leia & Darth Vader Sit Down at a Piano
Renowned Violinist Mark O’Connor Inspired by Teen Musicians
Can’t Feel My Face/Where Are Ü Now (Mashup Cover)
George Li: Coffee & Conversation – Award Winning Pianist
Big Sky: The Shared Experience
Teen Saxophonist performs Ku Ku with Chickens!
Guitarist & Skateboarder: Jason Lewis
Guitar Playing Skateboarder – Jason Lewis
What’s an Oboe? Man on the Street w/ Charles Yang
Classical Earworms – Man on the Street w/ Charles Yang
Noah Lee Rehearsing Mark Summer’s Julie-O
The Chautauquan Daily: Cellist Megan Yip
FourFiveSeconds – Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney | From the Top cover
Sandra Bailey’s story