American conductor Scott Yoo is the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Mexico City Philharmonic and the Music Director of Festival Mozaic.
He is also the Host and Executive Producer of the acclaimed PBS series Now Hear This, presented by Great Performances – the first show about classical music on American prime time TV in 50 years, now in its second season. He is the Conductor of the Colorado College Music Festival.
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Now Hear This, Season 2
After the huge success of Season 1, Now Hear This is back with Season 2 with a prime-time national release on PBS.
Now in its second season, Now Hear This is an acclaimed docu-series presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture.
Now Hear This found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music
The Washington Post
September 10, 2020
With the arrival of Now Hear This Season 2, the series has gotten attention from media outlets and earned a special feature in The Washington Post.
Day of the Dead
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 31, 2020, 6:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony and Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead in the celebration of Mexico’s Day of the Dead.
Bruckner Symphony No. 8
Mexico City Philharmonic
December 5, 2020, 6:00pm
December 6, 2020, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo makes his final 2019 appearances with the Mexico City Philharmonic in two performances of Bruckner’s titanic Eighth Symphony.
The goal of Now Hear This is very simple – to make sure that people try out classical music and give it a chance. It used to be extremely popular at one point, and we’re still human beings – there’s no reason why people shouldn’t get the most out of life, and if you want to get the most out of life, part of it is getting the most out of music.
Featured Videos
Brahms – Serenade in D major, op. 11 Festival Mozaic Orchestra
Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, Celesta, Sz. 106 Colorado College Music Festival Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams – Piano Quintet in C minor John Novacek, piano / Scott Yoo, violin / Jessica Oudin, viola / Jonah Kim, cello / Susan Cahill, bass
