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The Open Ears Project — 54 episodes
Introducing Classical Music Happy Hour with Emanuel Ax
Introducing Our Common Nature with Yo-Yo Ma
Janna Levin on Mozart’s Unfinished Ambitions
Hanna Arie-Gaifman on Bach and Survival
Caroline Shaw on Mendelssohn and Possibility
Nick Ferrone on Why Barber’s “Adagio” Gets a Bad Rap
Lucy Boynton on Chopin and Getting Into Character
Martha Lane Fox on Perseverance and Beethoven
Steve Reich on Why Medieval Music Sounds So Fresh
Anne-Sophie Mutter on Why Bach Is Always the Answer
Víkingur Ólafsson on the Unpredictable Futurism of Rameau
Garth Greenwell on Finding Refuge in the Music of Britten and Pears
Jennifer Egan on Chopin's Narrative Masterclass
Rowan Williams on Bach and the Daily Discipline of Silence
Dexter Filkins on Tension, Tenderness, and Ravel
Marin Alsop on Beethoven and Humanity’s Infinite Potential
Nathalie Joachim on the Connection Between Brahms and Haiti
Elizabeth Day on Jacqueline du Pré’s Elgar and Navigating Loss
Damien Sneed on Dreams, Family and Franz Liszt
Deborah Frances-White on Chance Encounters and Mozart
Tom Hiddleston on Arvo Pärt and the Infinite
The Open Ears Project Returns!
BONUS: Tom Hiddleston on The Nutcracker
30. Esther Perel on Peace
29. Krystal Hawes on Imperfection
28. Dessa on Patience
27. Jesse Eisenberg on History
26. Christopher Wheeldon on A Journey
25. Megan Reid on What Changed My Life
24. Terrance McKnight on Overcoming Adversity
23. Justin Jackson on Imagination
22. Alison Stewart on Just Letting Go
21. Daniel Libeskind on Perspective
20. Jacqui Cheng on Resolution
19. Wynton Marsalis on Time and Consciousness
18. Eva Chen on Nourishing The Soul
17. Eddie Izzard on Elevation
16. J'nai Bridges on Forgiveness
15. Joe Young on How We Listen
14. Robert Macfarlane on A Quiet Kind Of Miracle
13. Nicola Benedetti on Empathy
12. Lee Hill on Finding Your Truth
11. Sam Mendes on American Beauty
10. Rachel Strauss-Muñiz on Happiness
9. Jon Batiste on Challenging Expectations
8. Jamie Barton on Catharsis
7. Eric Jacobsen on Vulnerability
6. Ian McEwan on What Cannot Quite Be Said
5. Aminatou Sow on Finding Joy
4. Miloš Karadaglić on Being Home
3. Connie Viglietti on Making Grandma Proud
2. Rob Vogt on Conquering Fear
1. Alec Baldwin on Resetting Your Day
Introducing: The Open Ears Project