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 all-new PBS series Now Hear This, presented by Great Performances – the first show about classical music on American prime time TV in 50 years. He is the Conductor of the Colorado College Music Festival.
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Now Hear This
PBS National Premiere, presented by Great Performances
September 20, 2019, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central
September 27, 2019, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central
October 4, 2019, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central
October 11, 2019, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central
Now Hear This is a new four-part docu-series presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture.
Schumann Symphony No. 2
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 23, 2019, 6:00pm
November 24, 2019, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Schumann’s Second Symphony and Mozart’s 39th with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Dvořák Piano Quartet in E-flat
Festival Mozaic Wintermezzo
November 17, 2019, 3:00pm
Pianist Ayako Tsuruta, violist Jessica Chang, cellist Bion Tsang and Scott Yoo perform Dvořák’s Piano Quartet and Dohnányi’s Serenade.
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
