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Now Hear This — Storyline

Now Hear This is a primetime PBS miniseries now filming its 5th season that brings the greatest music ever written to millions of viewers, with modern storytelling that captivates. Now Hear This opens the world of classical music to new audiences, while giving existing fans new ways to love their music. Now Hear This is presented by Great Performances, celebrating its 50th season on PBS, and this year begins international distribution.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Harry Lynch
• Starring: Scott Yoo

Now Hear This — Series Details

Now Hear This — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Something Completely Different (2019-09-20) — Scott Yoo investigates the story behind Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – and discovers a new Vivaldi work, his connection to Stradivarius, a treasure trove of original manuscripts, and tha
• E2: The Riddle of Bach (2019-09-27) — In Germany, Scott discovers a riddle that Bach left in his only official portrait. In trying to solve it, he and his wife Alice Dade, also a star musician, discover Bach’s true per
• E3: Man Out of Time (2019-10-04) — Scott goes on the trail of Domenico Scarlatti, the most influential composer you’ve never heard of. From Italian, Spanish, Moorish, Jewish, Gypsy, dance and guitaristic roots, Scar
• E4: Italian Style (2019-10-11) — Before becoming London’s most famous composer, Handel did his ‘graduate school’ in Italy. Scott traces his footsteps and his inspirations – not just music, but art, architecture, f

Season 2

• E1: The King of Strings (2020-09-18) — Scott discovers how Joseph Hadyn combined folk music from across Europe with his own unique style and belief system to create the string quartet, influencing all composers after hi
• E2: The Schubert Generation (2020-09-25) — Scott meets some of today’s leading young musicians, none older than Franz Schubert during his career, to gain a deeper appreciation for the composer’s brilliant work and tragicall
• E3: Becoming Mozart (2020-10-02) — Scott teaches pianist Stewart Goodyear to conduct, so he can lead the orchestra through Mozart’s titanic 20th piano concerto — while improvising the solos — just as Mozart would ha
• E4: Beethoven's Ghost (2021-10-09) — Scott makes a landmark recording, centered around Beethoven's famous Ghost Trio. This summons the ghost of Beethoven, trailed by Sigmund Freud who’s intent on analyzing him, in thi

Season 3

• E1: Amy Beach, American Romantic (2022-04-08) — At his music festival, Scott plays America’s greatest Romantic composer, Amy Beach. In New England, he explores her roots and career. At a time when society looked down on women co
• E2: Florence Price and the American Migration (2022-04-15) — Scott explores the newly rediscovered music of Florence Price, to understand how African-American spirituals — a mixture of West African songs and European hymns — influenced her w
• E3: Dean of American Music (2022-04-29) — Scott spends a month each year teaching students, just as Aaron Copland did during his career. Together they’ll play Copland’s music to learn how he drew from his roots and America
• E4: New American Voices (2022-05-06) — Scott meets and plays with modern masters: Sergio Assad shows him how Brazilian music inspires his work, now staples of the classical canon. Reena Esmail draws from traditional Ind

Season 4

• E1: Piazzolla’s History with Tango (2023-04-14) — Scott and Alice travel to Buenos Aires to discover the music of Astor Piazzolla, who fell in love with tango. Then fell out of love. Then tango fell out of love with him. Scott and
• E2: Genius and Madness (2023-04-21) — Scott goes to Scotland, Germany and France, with leading musicians, psychiatrists and scholars, to try to understand the connection between mental health and creativity in the work
• E3: Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound — Scott follows modern composer, steel pan virtuoso and video artist Andy Akiho through his neighborhoods of New York, to figure out how this unassuming musical visionary has combine
• E4: Portraits of Spain — Scott travels with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and pianist Juan Perez Floristan through the great Spanish cities of Andalusia, to see how Isaac Albéniz captured their culture, histor

Season 5

• E1: Rising Stars (2024-04-12)
• E2: Virtuosos (2024-04-19)
• E3: Old Friends (2024-04-26)
• E4: The Composer Is Yoo (2024-05-03)

Season 6

• E1: Chopin’s Polish Heart (2025-04-11) — Follow Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki as they explore Chopin’s life, his Polish roots, and his journey to Paris taking a closer look at the composer's musical evolution and his
• E2: Boccherini: Night Music (2025-04-18) — Join Scott Yoo and musicians on a night tour of Madrid to uncover Boccherini’s deep love for the city and learn how his iconic "Night Music of the Streets of Madrid" was inspired b
• E3: Rachmaninoff Reborn (2025-04-25) — Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensi
• E4: Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar (2025-05-02) — Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite facing rejection and personal struggles, his innovative compositions and pa

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Now Hear This have? 7 season(s) with 28 episodes.

Who created Now Hear This? Harry Lynch.

Where can I watch Now Hear This? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.