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Tom Huizenga

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.


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Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 1, Sea Slumber Song

With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 25, 10 p.m., Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 25, 10 a.m., Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 24, 10 p.m., Strauss: Four Last Songs

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 24, 10 a.m., Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 23, 10 p.m., Mahler: What the Wild Flowers Tell Me

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 23, 10 a.m., Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 22, 10 p.m., Schumann: Symphony No. 2

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 22, 10 a.m., Schumann: Genoveva: Overture

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 21, 10 p.m., Simcock: Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn, and Cello

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 21, 10 a.m., Berkeley: Serenade for Strings

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 18, 10 p.m., Schumann: Violin Concerto

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 18, 10 a.m., Janacek: Sinfonietta

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 17, 10 p.m., Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 17, 10 a.m., Imogen Holst: Suite for String Orchestra

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 16, 10 p.m., Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 16, 10 a.m., Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 15, 10 p.m., Britten: Violin Concerto

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 15, 10 a.m., Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 14, 10 p.m., Torvund: Symphonic Poem No. 1 "Forest Morning"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 14, 10 a.m., Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 11, 10 p.m., Waller-Bridge: Solitudes

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 11, 10 a.m., Elgar: Enigma Variations

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 10, 10 p.m., Haydn: Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 10, 10 a.m., Kapralova: Rustic Suite

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 9, 10 p.m., Copland: Appalachian Spring

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 9, 10 a.m., Bernstein: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 8, 10 p.m., Dvorák: Cello Concerto

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 8, 10 a.m., Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 7, 10 p.m., Marsalis: Concerto for Orchestra

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 7, 10 a.m., Gershwin: Piano Concerto

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 4, 10 p.m., Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"

2026 BBC Proms: Sept. 4, 10 a.m., Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

2026 BBC Proms: Aug. 25, 10 a.m., Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1

The BBC Proms concerts return to YourClassical for the 2026 season. Enjoy live performances featuring world-class ensembles, conductors and soloists from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Listen at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays through Sept. 25 — plus on-demand audio for 30 days afterward.




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Listen to the 2026 BBC Proms on YourClassical

Listen to host John Birge's last shift

Host Tom Crann interviews host John Birge about his 20 years at YourClassical before his final regular shift on Aug. 28.

John Birge and Tom Crann 'Exit Interview'

Cynthia Dickison

Birge took the plunge behind the microphone and has been connecting the dots for YourClassical MPR listeners for 29 years – including 21 as morning show host. Listen to his last regular shift, which took place on Aug. 28, as well as his “exit interview” with host Tom Crann. 


BBC Proms 2010 - Bach Day 10 - Sleepers Wake

YourClassical MPR's John Birge is signing off after a storied run as morning host

Luke Taylor

As the largest gift the organization has ever received, artistic and executive director Scott Lykins says it will be used “to pave the way to a sustainable future.”


Lakes Area Music Festival receives $2 million endowment for future seasons

YourClassical Programming at the Minnesota State Fair 2026


Matt Haimovitz interview with Tom Crann

Tom Crann is heard on YourClassical MPR from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays. Prior to rejoining the classical team at MPR, Tom was the host of All Things Considered for MPR News from 2005 to 2025, where he interviewed a wide range of public figures, including Minnesota's members of congress, politicians, experts, writers, and artists. He anchored Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning live coverage of the 35W bridge collapse. He has hosted other special coverage for MPR News, including live coverage of election nights since 2012.  He has been a host, producer, and interviewer for Minnesota Public Radio since 1995.   His work on MPR News has been recognized with an Eric Severeid award, a regional Edward R. Murrow award, and a National Headliner award. He has also hosted the international cultural broadcasts "Sounds Irish" and "The Last Night of the Proms," a co-production with the BBC. Tom began his career at MPR/APM as a classical host in 1995. In addition to his work at Minnesota Public Radio, Crann has spent more than 20 years hosting and producing classical music and cultural programs at public radio stations around the U.S, and for RTE/Lyric FM in Ireland, where he is still a contributor.


Tom Crann

Shortly after Matt Haimovitz took a teaching position at the University of Minnesota, the Twin Cities became the target of the ICE surge. Haimovitz teamed up with his U of M colleagues and students to meet the moment musically. 


Matt Haimovitz pays musical tribute to his Twin Cities neighbors with new recording

American Composers Countdown 2026

You voted for your favorite composers, listen as host Tom Crann reveals the results on YourClassical’s American Composers Countdown!


Who is host Tom Crann's favorite American composer?

Who is host Julie Amacher's favorite American composer?

Who is host Steve Seel's favorite American composer?

Who is host Vernon Neal's favorite American composer?

YourClassical's American Composers Countdown

Interview: Aaron Copland interviewed on MPR by Dennis Rooney in July 1976

A 1976 interview by MPR’s Dennis Rooney features the “Dean of American Music” reflecting on music and composers ahead of three Bicentennial performances at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.


50 years ago, Aaron Copland conducted the Minnesota Orchestra for the U.S. Bicentennial

Ella Harpstead

Concert band is a large part of classical music, yet many composers don't get the recognition they deserve for contributing to the genre. Here are 10 band composers you should know — besides the March King, John Philip Sousa.


Concert Band

Ten band composers you should know — besides Sousa

For decades, an Israel-based father-son team have been recovering and repairing violins played by Jewish musicians that survived the Holocaust. Through June, those violins are touring the state.


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