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Taking Note is a new digital series spotlighting rising instrumentalists who have received Career Grant Awards from the Avery Fisher Artist Program. Each year, the program awards $25,000 to instrumentalists and chamber ensembles in support of professional music development.

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Great Performances
Taking Note — Tommy Mesa
Cellist Tommy Mesa's love of music began with his interest in playing drums.
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Great Performances
Taking Note — Joshua Brown
Following in his brother’s footsteps, Joshua Brown picked up the violin at age two.
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Great Performances
Taking Note — Viano Quartet
Composed of violinists Lucy Wang and Hao Zhou, violist Aiden Kane, and cellist Tate Zawadiuk.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.