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  • What Makes It Great? Jupiter Symphony

    Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos, CA, United States

    In one of music's most astonishing feats, Mozart wrote his final three symphonies in just six weeks during the summer of 1788. Why he wrote them, or whether he ever heard them performed, remains a mystery, but the final work in the trilogy remains one of the most iconic pieces ever written. Join Rob Kapilow […]

  • What Makes It Great? Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

    Merkin Concert Hall, New York 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Featuring violinist Timothy Chooi and the Manhattan School of Music Camerata Nova The 1881 premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major got one of the most famous bad reviews in the history of Western music. Savaged as “music that stinks to the ear” in which the violin is “torn asunder” and “beaten black and […]

  • What Makes It Great? The Music of Lerner and Loewe

    Bing Concert Hall, Stanford 327 Lasuen St,, Stanford, CA, United States

    Emily Albrink & Ben Jones, vocalists. In this performance, Kapilow breaks down musical highlights from iconic shows like My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Brigadoon, enhancing listeners’ appreciation by revealing the brilliance behind timeless musical theater favorites.

  • Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

    Jane Mallett Theatre 27 Front Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Featuring Jonathan Crow, violin · Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin · Sharon Wei, viola · Roman Borys, cello · Dior String Quartet In What Makes It Great?®, composer, commentator, and author Rob Kapilow unlocks great music with insight, humour, and live musical examples. Explore the brilliance of Mendelssohn’s Octet as Kapilow reveals the invention and youthful genius […]

  • What Makes It Great? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622

    Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory Boston 20 Park Plaza, Suite 220, Boston, MA, United States

    Host Rob Kapilow, Boston's A Far Cry chamber orchestra, and clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois—hailed as "extraordinary" by the New York Times—unlock the secrets of the most celebrated clarinet concerto ever written. Composed just weeks before Mozart's death at age 35, this luminous masterpiece helped establish the clarinet as a true solo voice in the orchestra. […]

  • What Makes It Great? Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden”

    Merkin Concert Hall, New York 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY, United States

    Featuring Terra String Quartet Schubert’s gripping quartet is one of the most frequently performed and emotionally affecting works in the chamber music repertoire. Written during a period of illness, isolation, and despair, this haunting piece pushes the string quartet to extremes of drama and power as it moves between terror, resistance, and moments of eerie […]

  • What Makes It Great? Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata

    Jane Mallett Theatre 27 Front Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Featuring Meagan Milatz, piano In What Makes It Great?, master communicator Rob Kapilow and brilliant Canadian pianist Meagan Milatz explore Beethoven’s electrifying Appassionata Sonata, revealing how the composer transforms simple musical ideas through bold and imaginative variations. Part of our Sunday afternoon MUSE (Music Unveiled, Stories, Explorations) series, this illuminating event readies listeners for Danny […]

  • What Makes It Great? Anything But Standard: The Music of Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson

    Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory Boston 20 Park Plaza, Suite 220, Boston, MA, United States

    Rob Kapilow, host and pianist Mia Drummond, vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli, vocalist Joshua Richman, piano Patrick Ti O’Leary, bass Rob Kapilow's delightfully illuminating What Makes It Great? programs are a masterclass in composer magic: a sudden spark, a fascinating touch, an unexpected swerve. In Anything But Standard, Kapilow demonstrates the unique power of interpretation. Alongside a […]