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Birge's Picks

YourClassical MPR host John Birge offers recommendations for Minnesota concerts, events and more.

Hallelujah!  It’s Handel’s 'Messiah'
Decisions, decisions

Decisions, decisions

This week on Birge’s Picks, Osmo Vänskä is back at the Minnesota Orchestra to finish up his Mahler cycle and Joshua Bell brings his violin back to perform with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

88 x 4 = Infinite Inspiration
Pasta, Bravos and Bumps in the Night

Pasta, Bravos and Bumps in the Night

This week on Birge’s Picks, the South Dakota Symphony and Mesabi Symphony Orchestra take their audiences to Italy with performances of music by Respighi, Verdi and Puccini, while orchestras across Minnesota prepare for Halloween weekend.

Department of orchestras everywhere
Time travel with Wynton and Stephen

Time travel with Wynton and Stephen

This week on Birge’s Picks, back in time this weekend and explore jazz with Wynton Marsalis at Orchestra Hall and experience an emotional story of three friends’ journey through life in Stephen Sondheim’s musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ at Theater Latte Da.

Water music in Winona, art lovers in Lakeville and Queen in Eagan
First nighting at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Duluth welcomes a new northern classic

Duluth welcomes a new northern classic

This week on Birge’s Picks, a new chamber music festival, the Duluth Chamber Music Festival, starts this week. The established Festival of the Lakes in Alexandria wraps up its 28th season.

'Downton Abbey' Crooners

'Downton Abbey' Crooners

This week on Birge’s Picks, a ‘Downton Abbey’ themed concert at the Dunsmore Room in the Crooner’s Supper Club and a pair of memoirs released from actors in the series should bring joy to fans of the show .

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YourClassical host John Birge offers recommendations for Minnesota concerts, events and more.

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