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We're proud to introduce you to our next 2022 PT Young Artist in Residence: Cellist Sterling Elliott. Sterling recently joined us via Zoom from The Juilliard School in New York City. Hear the conversation and music right here!

Cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. He is also a 2022 Performance Today Young Artist in Residence! Join us today for music and conversation with Sterling Elliott.

For more than 20 years now, students from top music schools have joined us as PT Young Artists in Residence, and today we'll hear from one of the Young Artists in this year's series. Join us for music and conversation with a truly inspiring artist and music advocate, flutist Tyler Martin.

Pianist Michelle Cann works to make classical music accessible for everyone. She sees it as an honor to be in a position to have some impact, and we here at PT are honored to feature her work. Join us today to hear Michelle Cann perform a concerto by Ernest Chausson, along with violinist Jinjoo Cho and the Verona String Quartet.

Eleanor Alberga decided she wanted to be a concert pianist when she was five. By age ten, she was composing works for the piano. Alberga is now a highly-regarded music composer for much more than just piano. On today's show, hear members of the Minnesota Orchestra play "Shining Gate of Morpheus" by Eleanor Alberga.

Composer Ahmed Alabaca identifies as nonbinary. They told us their joyful exploration of their gender identity has significantly impacted their musical creativity. Join us today to hear a superb example of that creativity: "Ascension" by Ahmed Alabaca.

When Claude Debussy wrote music for the ballet "Jeux," he was picturing a game of tennis between two women and one young man. In tennis, "love" means nothing; in Debussy's music, love is everything. On today's episode, we'll hear romance and seduction on the courts, from a concert by the New York Philharmonic.

On today's show, we'll hear a cello concerto that premiered last fall: Last Year by Mark Adamo. Adamo described it as an updated, environmental take on a familiar classic by Vivaldi.

Meet Sterling Elliott and learn about the cello in this episode of Performance Today in the Classroom! Sterling explains about his instrument, how he began playing, and will showcase his favorite cello repertoire! Listen to pieces ranging from Bach to contemporary pieces only a couple years old!