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The king of ragtime published his hit tune 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music.

Join host Lynne Warfel for a special Valentine's Day program and offshoot of the weekly national program ‘Saturday Cinema.’ ‘Love at the Movies’ is an hour of classic movie scores from romantic films, rom-coms, animated love stories and more.

Scott Simon talks to radio host and author Martin Goldsmith about "Winter Journey," a film about his parents, who were musicians in a Jewish orchestra during Nazi Germany.

The Voces8 Scholars, 12 young American singers selected to train under the auspices of the acclaimed British vocal ensemble Voces8, recently visited St. Paul to record with YourClassical MPR and the Choral Stream. Watch their performances now.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, shares which works the ensemble enjoyed performing during the pandemic in its new album, ‘Light in a Time of Darkness.’

Listen to our new podcast Rhapsody in Black, an exploration of classical music that’s aesthetically and uncompromisingly Black. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu hosts this 5-minute weekly program, which launches Thursday.

On Sunday, Cantus welcomed the return of Chanticleer to the Twin Cities to perform together at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Listen now to YourClassical MPR’s broadcast of the concert with host Melissa Ousley.

Scott Simon speaks with renowned conductor Marin Alsop about the new movie, "The Conductor," about her storied life and career in classical music.

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Matthew Culloton, the artistic director of the Singers, shares the ensemble’s new, nature-inspired collection of works, ‘Come to the Woods.’

From their unlikely start as rival contestants in a music competition, the Venezuelan cuatro players of C4 Trio have become a big concert draw.