Mahan Esfahani: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

This performance was recorded on Jan. 29, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime, check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit strippeddown sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: April 28, 2020, Tom Huizenga The harpsichord is a beautiful but notoriously fussy instrument. After we wheeled one behind Bob Boilen s desk, it took the bulk of an hour to get the tuning just perfect for the very first Tiny Desk harpsichord recital. Given that our guest was Mahan Esfahani, the instrument s most ardent advocate, we were willing to wait. Esfahani, wh