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Special Collection
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Exploring Excellence: Kimani GriffinIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 17-year-old guitarist Kimani Griffin of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, plays the third movement Preludio e toccatina from "Aquarelle" by Sérgio Assad. |
5-12 |
Video |
Found Sound: Joshua JonesIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 16-year-old Joshua Jones plays a breath-taking rendition of Paul Smadbeck's "Rhythm Song" on the marimba. |
5-12 |
Video |
Gypsy Airs: Anna JiEun LeeIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 12-year-old Anna JiEun Lee plays a dazzling violin piece by Pablo de Sarasate called Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs). |
5-12 |
Video |
Innovation through Experimentation: Kiyoe WellingtonIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, hear a young double bassist from Hawaii play a soulful contemporary piece. |
5-12 |
Video |
Listening with Your Eyes: Matthew LipmanIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 16-year-old violist Matthew Lipman plays "La Campanella" from the Second Violin Concerto by Niccolo Paganini. |
5-12 |
Video |
Mad Hot Tango: Caeli Smith In this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 15-year-old violinist Caeli Smith plays a wonderful movement from Astor Piazzolla's L'histoire du tango, called "Bordel 1900." |
5-12 |
Video |
Marimba Beat: Jingchen SunIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, watch Jingchen Sun, a 17-year-old marimba player from China, as she plays a haunting piece by German composer and percussionist Nebojsa Zivkovic. |
5-12 |
Video |
Musical Journey: Eliodoro VallecilloIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 17-year-old Eliodoro Vallecillo plays the Allegro from Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447 on the French horn. |
5-12 |
Video |
One String, Many Sounds: Jonah EllsworthIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 13-year-old cellist Jonah Ellsworth plays Variations on One String on a Theme of Rossini, by Niccolo Paganini. |
5-12 |
Video |
The Young People's Chorus of New York CityIn this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, the Young People's Chorus of New York City performs a stirring a cappella piece by contemporary composer Jim Papoulis. |
5-12 |
Video |
