Season 2 2025 Highlights

Ahead of the Finale Episode next week, Kyla and Coady look back at the performance highlights of Season 2, 2025.  Featuring performances from:  Tom Lowe  Paulina Huang  Nikki Jian  Beverly Kwan  Daniel Wang  Marcus Ho  Lawrence Wang  --  Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller  Mentor: Coady Green Producer: …

Pianists Noreen Suyudy & Seth Raudam

Our final "heats” episode of the season features pianists Noreen Suyudy and Seth Raudam, along with valuable insight and discussion from mentors Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini, with host Kyla Matsuura-Miller.  Noreen performs:  Mirrie Hill: The Leafy Lanes of Kent   Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Sonata …

Cellist Hugo Wang & Pianist Lawrence Wang

The ninth episode of the season features cellist Hugo Wang and pianist Lawrence Wang, with Kyla Matsuura-Miller joined by mentors Rosanne Hunt and Kevin Tamanini.    Hugo performs:  Cassado: Suite 1st Mvt Preludio Fantasia   Prokofiev: Cello Sonata C Major Opus 119 - Moderato - 2nd movement    …

Violinists Carter Ji & Kieran Lin

In this double violin episode, Kyla is joined by mentors Coady Green and Tiffany Cheng as they hear performances from two violinists, Carter Ji and Kieran Lin.  Carter performs:  Cesar Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano - 4th Movement  Dmitri Kabalevsky: Rondo for Violin and Pia…

Saxophonist Marcus Ho & Pianist Karina Wongso

Kyla Matsuura-Miller is joined by mentors Coady Green and Ali Fyffe, with this week's episode featuring performances from saxophonist Marcus Ho and pianist Karina Wongso.  Marcus performs:  Decruck: Sonata   Movement 1   Movement 2   Philippe Geiss: Xiwind     With associate artist Aisha Bowker …

Hornist Daniel Wang & Violinist Beverly Kwan

We are just over halfway through the season, and mentors Coady Green and Michael Loftus-Hills join Kyla Matsuura-Miller in an evening of music, featuring French hornist Daniel Wang and violinist Beverly Kwan.  Daniel performs:  Eugène Bozza: En ForêtOp 40   Franz Strauss: NocturnoOp 7    With as…

Soprano Norah Xia & Pianist Jinny Wang

In this fifth episode of The Talent, mentor Coady Green and guest mentor Suzanne Johnston give feedback on performances by soprano Norah Xia and pianist Hannah Lin.    Norah performs:  Handel: Va godendo from Serse  Mozart: Batti batti o bel Masetto from Don Giovanni  Strauss: Du meines Herzens K…

Violinist Daniel Feng & French Hornist Hannah Lin

In our fourth episode of the season, Kyla and Coady Green are joined by guest mentor Ben Messenger as they discuss the performances of violinist Daniel Feng and French horn player Hannah Lin.  Daniel performs:  Johannes Brahms: Scherzo (from the F.A.E. Sonata) Chloé Charody: Dance of the Clowns Ge…

Cellist Christopher Ran & Pianist Nikki Jian

We are back for Episode 3, as mentors Coady Green and Molly Kadaurach hear performances from cellist Christopher Ran and pianist Nikki Jian.  Christopher performs:  Max Reger: Suite for solo cello no. 2 in D Minor, I - Praeludium   Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello sonata op. 102 no. 1 in C major, 3rd a…

Violinist Paulina Huang & Pianist Alexandros Papatsonis

This episode, Kyla is joined by guest mentors Christine Luo and Rob John as they hear performances from violinist Paulina Huang with accompanist Scott Zhang, and pianist Alexandros Papatsonis.   Paulina performs:  J.S. Bach: Partita No.2, Gigue  M. Ravel: Tzigane    With associate artist Scott Z…