Playing for Real

Starring: Patricia Kerrigan, Alec Heggie, Jake D'Arcy, et al.

An intimate look at the extraordinary difficulties of creating a career in professional classical music. Filmed over the course of one year, this documentary features three performers: Susan Wadsworth, the legendary founder of YCA who tends to her artists' every professional need, Mayuko Kamio, a 14-year-old Japanese violinist and Adam Neiman, a 22-year-old American pianist who has already been with YCA for several years.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 841887007801
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: PBS
• Director: Jim Hill (VIII)
• Starring: Patricia Kerrigan, Alec Heggie, Jake D'Arcy, Iain Andrew, David Meldrew, Lawrie McNicol, Sandy Selch, Anne Kristen, Juliet Cadzow, Michael Garner (II)
• Runtime: 1 hour
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; NTSC
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.5"