On Deck with Young Musicians

  • On Deck with Natalie Tan

    On Deck with Natalie Tan

    Natalie Tan is a 15-year old pianist and high school freshman who has won several competitions recently, including a spot on this year’s MetroArts Young Artists Debut concert.  Interestingly, though,… Read more On Deck with Natalie Tan →


  • On Deck with Fumika Mizuno

    On Deck with Fumika Mizuno

    Fumika Mizuno is an 18-year old violinist and high school senior who has won a spot on the MetroArts Young Artists Debut concert for the second time. We last talked… Read more On Deck with Fumika Mizuno →


  • On Deck with Rebecca Yakos

    On Deck with Rebecca Yakos

    Rebecca Yakos was one of the very first young musicians Christa ever featured “On Deck”; they originally chatted –on episode #4 of the show– back in the fall of 2013. Now… Read more On Deck with Rebecca Yakos →


  • On Deck with Tara Palazuelos

    On Deck with Tara Palazuelos

    If Tara’s name sounds familiar, it’s probably because she was interviewed less than a year ago when she came to Christa’s attention as a member of the Pacific Youth Choir. Tara… Read more On Deck with Tara Palazuelos →


  • On Deck with Jenny Yu

    On Deck with Jenny Yu

    15-year old high school sophomore Jenny Yu is a pianist, a violinist, and a four-time national medalist in ice-dancing. Jenny actually started playing piano in order to add musicality to… Read more On Deck with Jenny Yu →


  • On Deck with John Fawcett

    On Deck with John Fawcett

    With this episode of “On Deck” we begin a series of nine episodes featuring the winners of this year’s MetroArts Young Artist competition. Meet 16-year old violinist John Fawcett… or rather,… Read more On Deck with John Fawcett →


  • On Deck with Tommy Cohen

    On Deck with Tommy Cohen

    The Metropolitan Youth Symphony has provided 17-year old cellist Tommy Cohen with seven years of wonderful experiences, but two specific events rank as his most memorable: one was a trip to… Read more On Deck with Tommy Cohen →


  • On Deck with 300 Watts String Trio

    On Deck with 300 Watts String Trio

    300 Watts String Trio consists of three siblings: 16-year old violist Shania Watts, 14-year old cellist Jonathan Watts, and 12-year old violinist Darah Watts.  In the four years they have… Read more On Deck with 300 Watts String Trio →


  • On Deck with Josephine West

    On Deck with Josephine West

    Josephine West is an 18-year old pianist, violinist and singer who got her start with music by singing and chanting in her family’s Greek Orthodox Church. During her sophomore year,… Read more On Deck with Josephine West →


  • On Deck with Gustav Baur

    On Deck with Gustav Baur

    Gustav Baur is the first bagpiper to ever appear “On Deck.”  In addition to playing bagpipes, the 16-year old high school sophomore is also a Scottish fiddler and he sings with… Read more On Deck with Gustav Baur →