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Premieres Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 26 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Under the baton of Ken-David Masur, with special guest pianist Aaron Diehl, the orchestra will perform works by Ellington, Gershwin and Stravinsky, along with a new piece by Eric Nathan commemorating the grand opening of the Center. -
Premieres Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Poet Terrance Hayes and clarinetist Anthony McGill have been resolute in pursuit of their destinies. -
Premieres Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Ring in the new year in Austria at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic and host Hugh Bonneville in this annual concert of waltzes by Strauss and more under the baton of guest conductor Daniel Barenboim. -
Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, March 6 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with the PBS App. Delicia Sonnenberg, founder of the Moxie Theatre in San Diego, discusses her unique path to following her passion of emotionally moving audiences with performances on the stage. Perez, head of an MFA program along with many other feathers in his cap, discusses the individual experiences of the effects of BIPOC performers onstage. Season 3 will premiere Thursday, April 6! -
Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Monday, Dec. 23 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Revel in dazzling musical performances from the White House in celebration of the holiday season, featuring President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., host Jennifer Garner, Andrea Bocelli, Camila Cabello, Eric Church, Jonas Brothers, Billy Porter and more. -
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Massive tunnel boring machines gnawing their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three. A project beset by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial calamity. Yet today, the Channel Tunnel stands as an extraordinary engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France, put aside their historic differences and work together. -
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! In the heart of a city in the northern Netherlands, a once-extinct Eurasian otter makes an unlikely appearance. This film provides a look into the life of the elusive creature and the measures needed to protect the valuable freshwater ambassador. -
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Soprano Hui He plays the tragic title role with tenor Bruce Sledge as the naval officer who abandons her in Puccini’s classic masterpiece. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production of this tragic love story. -
Encore Friday, March 1, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS APP. Celebrate the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. Featuring Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad, and artist Richard Jolley. -
Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Mary Berry visits Scone Palace, the crowning place of Scottish kings. She is invited to help Lady Mansfield prepare for a dinner with Scottish reeling. Mary enjoys fishing on the Tay and Highland deer stalking, and rustles up classics including venison, cock-a-leekie soup and cranachan.
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