The Green Room with Lara Downes

In this one-hour special we hear from three incredible artists. Join Anne Akiko Meyers in the Green Room as she tells Lara about the challenges and rewards of working and performing while expecting a baby; Jeremy Denk talks about becoming a McArthur Genius Award recipient and his work onstage and off, writing about music and performing; and accomplished pianist Simone Dinnerstein speaks about her breakout success, hosting performances in her home, and much more!

Pianist, writer and certified (MacArthur) genius Jeremy Denk visits The Green Room to talk about his life in words and music. One of America's most thought-provoking, multi-faceted, and compelling artists, pianist Jeremy Denk is the winner of a 2013 MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, the 2014 Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America 's 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year award. He has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and London, and regularly gives recitals in New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, and throughout the United States.

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine joins Lara in The Green Room to talk about Midwestern values, Mozart, mentorship and motherhood. Featuring Rachel's new recording of the complete Mozart Violin Concertos, with Sir Neville Marriner conducting The Academy of St Martin in the Fields. http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Complete-Concertos-Sinfonia-Concertante/dp/B00PG0O7M6

Pianist Christopher O'Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz join Lara in The Green Room to talk about their pioneering careers, following their musical passions and taking the road less traveled. Featuring their new duo recording Beethoven, Period. http://amzn.com/B00Q5W3BHQ

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins host Lara Downes in The Green Room to chat about the joys and challenges of music and motherhood. Featuring Anne's new recording of John Corigliano's Lullaby for Natalie . Anne Akiko Meyers is celebrated around the world for her artistry and ability to connect with audiences from the concert stage, online, and in television, and radio broadcasts. She regularly performs in recital and as guest soloist with many of the world's top orchestras, and is a best-selling recording artist who has released 30 albums. http://youtu.be/qrfRWmc0YPU http://genero.tv/watch-video/38891 http://genero.tv/watch-video/38816

Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of classical musicians - a show about the people behind the music. eighth blackbird The Pilot episode features the Chicago-based, three-time Grammy-winning “super-musician” ensemble eighth blackbird. This visit to the Green Room exposes many topics central to the lives of working musicians, from the hazards of concert touring to the challenges of successful entrepreneurship, the problems of parenting from the road and the joys of making music together. With refreshing honesty, humor and surprising intimacy, Downes and the members of eighth blackbird open up about what it takes to get to The Green Room.