Eleven-year-old violinist Simone Porter from Seattle, Washington; 13-year-old cellist Jonah Ellsworth from Cambridge, Massachusetts; and 18-year-old tuba player Ibanda Ruhumbika of Atlanta, Georgia.

September 2008 (check local listings)

On this episode of FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL, viewers meet a young lady who takes the artistry of performing classical music to a new level by infusing her performances with her sense of personal style. Eleven-year-old violinist Simone Porter from Seattle, Washington, designs her own concert attire and frequently bases her designs on the repertoire she's performing - she even made a dress especially for playing Mozart and Mendelssohn. Thirteen-year-old cellist and volleyball player Jonah Ellsworth from Cambridge, Massachusetts, accompanied by host Christopher O'Riley, performs Paganini's "Variations on One String on a Theme of Rossini," using only a single string of his cello. Eighteen-year-old tuba player Ibanda Ruhumbika is passionate about sharing music with kids and is a member of the prestigious Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. He dreams of playing in a major orchestra like the New York Philharmonic one day, and he's joined onstage at Carnegie Hall by members of the Phil's brass section for a performance of "That's a Plenty" by Lew Pollack (arr. Steve Cooper) to conclude this episode.