Two dozen strings
This week on Birge’s Picks, the math works out for music lovers this week as two masters of the six-string guitar and three great string quartets grace stages across Minnesota and beyond. Find out more!
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Birge's Picks
YourClassical MPR host John Birge offers recommendations for Minnesota concerts, events and more.
Classical MSPIFF!
This week on Birge’s Picks, the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival presents films about Frederica von Stade, ‘Turandot,’ ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ and live instrumental music. Find out more!
The British Invasion — Minnesota style
This week on Birge’s Picks, the British Invasion takes place when two distinguished choirs and one distinguished composer, all from London, grace stages around Minnesota. Find out more!
Just remember the Red River Valley
This week on Birge’s Picks, exciting performances and master classes take place in Mankato and St. Paul, as well as across the Red River in North Dakota. Find out more!
The song is you
This week on Birge’s Picks, choose from a wide offering of vocal performances as the Bach Society of Minnesota, the Choral Arts Ensemble, soprano Julia Bullock and more present exciting concerts across the state. Find out more!
Is this a 'film noir' I see before me?
This week on Birge’s Picks, watch films with dark themes at the 16th Twin Cities Film Noir Festival, as well as movies based on the works of Richard Strauss and William Shakespeare. Find out more!
Defying gravity and defying the odds
This week on Birge’s Picks, watch recent films and documentaries about some of the figures who have defied the odds in classical music, both at home and in the cinema. Find out more!
Small is beautiful
John Birge encourages us to find beauty in the smaller classical ensembles with exciting concerts across the state by chamber groups, including members of the Winona Symphony, Artaria Quartet and ProMusica Minnesota. Find out more!
Grammy triple-whammy
Looking to learn more about this year’s Grammy nominees? Look no further as Leonidas Kavakos performs Bach in St. Paul, Michelle Cann performs Price and Gershwin in Lacrosse, and Víkingur Ólafsson performs Bach in a video highlight for YourClassical. Find out more!
Young and younger
This week on Birge’s Picks, Duluth’s Matinee Musicale brings cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing, former Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, to northern Minnesota, and the Vienna Boys Choir brings exciting performances to cities across the state. Find out more!
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YourClassical host John Birge offers recommendations for Minnesota concerts, events and more.