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Pianist Jonathan Biss on growing up with music, the piano versus the violin, and why Beethoven can never be boring. Making the Grade is a documentary that invites us into the world of the piano lesson. John speaks to director Ken Wardrop and two of its stars, piano teacher Ray McGinley and her pupil Rosa. Bass-baritone Kevin Neville performs Mozart and Wagner in the studio, and on Duke Ellington's birthday, John's classical connection celebrates the links between classical music and jazz.