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Great Performances

Arts and Music Series / 6 Seasons

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Watch Latest: S52 E6

1h 53m / TV-14

The Magic of Nureyev Preview

30s

Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s revolutionary 1964 production of "Swan Lake" with ballerina Margot Fonteyn through extensive excerpts and interviews with their fellow dancers Michael Birkmeyer, Gisela Cech and others as they analyze Nureyev’s virtuosity.

Now Hear this Season 6 Preview

30s

Journey to Poland to understand Chopin's Polish heart, head to Spain to enjoy Boccherini's night music, explore the legacy of Rachmaninoff and then learn how Barrios emerged as the greatest guitar composer of the 20th century.

Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart” Preview

30s

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 deep connection to his homeland while living in France.

Great Performances at the Met: Grounded Preview

30s

Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood. With pressures from every angle, she balances being the perfect soldier, wife and mother. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer's staging.

Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration Preview

30s

Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany featuring global superstars Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon Batiste and more. Directed by Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Sam Wrench.

Taking Note Preview

58s

Taking Note is a new digital series spotlighting rising classical instrumentalists who have received Career Grant Awards from the Avery Fisher Artist Program. The premiere season features pianist Clayton Stephenson, Sandbox Percussion, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, the Balourdet Quartet and violinist Julian Rhee.

From Vienna: New Year's Celebration 2025 Preview

30s

Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time, PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.

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