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This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, celebrates famous folks’ birthdays in the month of October including Charlton Heston, Julie Andrews and Carrie Fisher. Listen now!

In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse.

Guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix has many similarities to violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini. Both were charismatic, had international success and both had a love for classical music. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

Halloween is steeped in superstition. From the eerie, the strange and even the paranormal, the season can leave some people on edge. This Halloween, enjoy six spooky classical works from or inspired by scary Hollywood classics. 

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, the members of string trio Time for Three talk about their new recording, which features concertos by two Pulitzer Prize-winning composers. Watch as one of them, Kevin Puts, performs with the ensemble in two exclusive videos for YourClassical MPR.

For Itzhak Perlman, the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, which ended Tuesday evening, and Yom Kippur, which starts Oct. 4, bring a flood of memories, many of them associated with music. In this one-hour special, the superstar violinist shares a wide variety of recordings that have special meaning for him, sparking warm responses for all listeners.

The massive sound of The Aristocrat of Bands, a highly respected HBCU marching band, and the overflowing history of gospel combine on a single album (with a great title) — 'The Urban Hymnal.'

Angelina is a determined little mouse in a pink tutu who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig revisit their beloved character, the star of more than 25 picture books.

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features listeners’ favorite tracks from ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Amistad’ and ‘Blade Runner.’ Listen now!

Pianist and composer Chad Lawson releases a double album recorded at Abbey Road, joined on some tracks by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Esther Yoo and cellist/composer Peter Gregson.