Pianist Stephen Hough will be playing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the New York Philharmonic next week… and if by any chance he doesn’t have an opportunity to warm up, he’ll still be fine – thanks to a bit of advice he received when he was young.

KDFC's The State of the Arts
The Bay Area has some of the world’s best-known performing arts organizations and cultural offerings. Each day, Jeffrey Freymann showcases activities, concerts, soloists and ensembles coming through the area.