and i had had a debut with the-- with the symphony orchestra playing mozart at 13, but by the time i was 14, i had heard things like, um, ♪ 'twas in the merry month of may ♪ ♪ when the green birds were swellin'. ♪ ♪ a young man on his deathbed lay ♪ ♪ for the love of barbara allen. ♪ and you know, i think mozart and debussy paled in comparison, because i fell in love with folk music, and i never looked back. and i had this national guitar from the rental joint, and it cost--i don't know what it cost-- like $7 a week or something. and it came with jazz lessons. and so i went to the jazz lessons once, and then i abandoned the jazz lessons and concentrated on learning to finger and learning to play the bluetail fly and other songs. and then, of course, graduated to this land is your land and the songs of woody guthrie and the songs of what was becoming what my brother calls "the folk scare." and i loved the songs, and i loved the literature in the music. it was so appealing to me. what timing for a young woman who had a-- a social heart, who had a great voice, who had a national guitar,

they stood on top of the outdoor landmark performing classical selections by gerwin, mozart.s traffic passed by underneath them. orthodox jews who normally consider a woman's voice blasphemous were among the interested spectators. >>> thailand celebrated its new year in a world record. the normally falls on some of the nation's hottest days and includes a traditional water festival which encourages water fights. this year they attempted to break the record for largest water pistol shoot-outs. thailand broke spain's old record and bill karins, saying this to you, when we finally get some good weather here in new york i am going to challenge you. >> to a water gun fight. >> absolutely. >> i will get you one of those tiny guns and a big super soaker. >> a big super soaker, that's exactly what i thought you would say. time for a look at some of the stories we'll follow on nbc. >>> a house panel will hold a hearing to discuss accountability at the arlington national cemetery. the cemetery has been engulfed in the scandal after the revelation of unmarked and mismarked graves. talks

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and we're doing an evening which is going to be-- both with me and my company-- mozart, late-- string35, one of the most celestial pieces of music ever written, followed by a piece by a living european composer, gyorgy kurtag. if you can imagine a full movement 17 seconds long. and then there's-- there might be 11 of them, and the whole thing is only 9 minutes long. very, very exciting, very acerbic, very aphoristic, very exciting. and then shostakovich: a piece from, i think, 1932, entitled prelude and scherzo-- two short movements, an octet. and a company favorite. a company favorite, which is d-man in the waters to mendelssohn's octet in e-flat major. these are, at this time, formal works about the style that we are developing. janet wong, my rehearsal director-- we spend hours talking about the way arms move, the way the hips move. the company is still quite diverse. i'm hoping that watching all those arms and hips and different uses of phrasing and intention-- that we'll still be able to say something about the big questions we've been trying to talk about today, and that it'll h

and there's renewed violence in yemen in separate incidents around government protesters killed by mozart gunman was a policeman that died in clashes it comes a day after security this is at the demonstrations in the capital sanaa killing at least. the victims died of gunshot and nine others are in a critical condition in mali you know which held a meeting on the crisis in yemen failed to agree a diplomatic response. have gun fire has erupted in the ivory coast capitalist forces loyal to the new government tried to it's launched the militia of the deposed president is part of attempts to reestablish security following heavy fighting earlier this month to oust the long haul he was arrested last week with the help of u.s. and french forces general raid on his residence in abidjan. the european union's executive alma's all for a significant increase in the i know if you budget risking a round with member states the european commission wants a rise of maybe five percent as well above inflation last year the approval of the twenty levon about it so a lengthy standoff between britain and severa

office in afghanistan's mozart and sure rock was attacked by demonstrators the protest was a reaction to the burning of the koran by an american pastor last month the demonstrators stormed the compound chanting death to the u.s. u.n. guards and employees are among the dead some reports saying farm workers were also killed. you know every coast fighter supporting the u.n. backed president a lack of the signing of a power are laying siege to the residents. forces loyal to the torah have been down in recent days seizing a key court and country's capital that has been refusing to step down to feet in november of presidential poll the u.n. has imposed sanctions against him including a travel ban and the freeze of his assets. you're up to date now from the news desk business is next. hello time for your business update and businesses in russia could be in for a tax break president but that if says the social tax rate which pays for health care and pensions should below it it went up to thirty four percent of the beginning of the year and very honest say it's having a negative impact on all

at this moment, the guy stands up, he goes over to the piano and he starts playing beethoven and mozarte says, okay, slater, show me what you got. i said, okay, i kind of know a little sinatra. he starts playing "that's life" and i sing. it went over well. he played "one for my baby." that went over very well. and his girlfriend said, come on, everybody wants to hear you. and by the way, the show that i'm on -- phenomenal -- >> jimmy: i'm dying to know -- you have to tell us who the person is. >> i'll get to who the person is -- >> jimmy: is it clay aiken? >> the show is on 9:30. >> jimmy: you don't do this on the show, do you? >> i tell long stories. >> jimmy: ryan seacrest? >> so 9:30, right after "american idol." it's called "breaking in." it's about a security company that -- [ applause ] my friends are backstage going, well done. that was good. >> jimmy: tell us who it is, slater! >> what were we talking about? okay, so, yeah, it was billy joel. >> jimmy: that's pretty good. >> yeah, he was the sweetest, nicest guy and to get up there and do that -- especially after the lady is rib

. >> reporter: his ultimate goal is to bring mozart to the masses. >> my message is an artist is i wanter phenomenal. great interpretations of the pieces. >> he was really good. i was impressed with it. >> i think he's going to make it really big. we'll be excited we saw him now in a small venue, you know, before everyone knew about him. >> reporter: but he says gaining acceptance has been an uphill battle. >> when you think about the great composers like mozart and beethoven, they were misfits as well. having been born a strange fruit, i like to say. i felt that i fell so far off the tree. ♪ >> all of those experiences are part of my art and part of the music. it's dedicated to the younger generation who really may go through similar experiences. the empowerment and the message of really, truly being yourself. >> reporter: he uses the pain of his past to inspire. ♪ >> he began his career performing at the grammys and says he hopes to step back o >>> good morning, to you, it's 8:26 now. a suspect the serial robber from the bay area nabbed in colorado. the fbi says 34-year-old adam lynch

. >> they always play mozart when they work on helicopters there. >> nice for the prince to have theob, by the way. she tours military bases as part of her official duties. >> and there is an opportunity for her to kill two birds with one stone. >> william happens to be part of a big event coming up in some 28 days, the royal wedding. we'll hear from the prince about his feelings about that. apparently there are jitters. and he won't wear a wedding band after marriage. some people are talking about it. >> that's right. he says he has an excuse. plus, we'll talk about a woman who sued her plastic surgeon after undergoing a plastic surgery that left her unable to blink or shut her eyes. how does she cope and what about when she tries to sleep at night? her story is coming up. >> also, showing emotion at the office, house speaker john boehnerer is known to cry from time to time. are you taken les seriously if you're known as the office cryer? and what should you do if you're with a person who cries? comfort them? hand them a tissue and move on? >> in the work environment it raises quest

the boys will perform on the piano a piece by mozart. ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [applause] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [applause] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [applause] >> one of my favorite american hymns is "america the beautiful". i have to say america is very beautiful. we moved to orlando, and we love america. and we love to work here in all the places, in all the states. and thank you for your hospitality. it's a pleasure to be here in america. and as a sort of tribute, i like to perform for you "america the beautiful". [ ♪ ] ♪ america the beautiful [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] [applause] >> wow! what a performance. that's the incredible jan mulder and his orchestra in concert. we'll return to more of the concert in a few minutes. but first we'll van with jan right here in the studio while offering you the opportunity to support musical performances like this one on your public television station. hi, i'm suzanne kayhill. jan mulder have internationally renowned pianist making his u.s. debut with this