Great Performances: Now Hear This: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.

Series details

• Title: Great Performances: Now Hear This
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2019-09-20
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43146

Cast and credited roles

• Scott Yoo — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-20; final listed air date 2019-10-11; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-09-18; final listed air date 2020-10-02.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-10-29; final listed air date 2022-04-29.
• Season 4: premiered 2023-04-07; final listed air date 2023-04-28.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-04-12; final listed air date 2024-05-03; episode order: 4.
• Season 6: premiered 2025-04-11; final listed air date 2025-05-02; episode order: 4.
• Season 7: premiered 2026-04-10; final listed air date 2026-05-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Great Performances: Now Hear This on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.