Candles Burning Brightly
Hosted by Mindy Ratner, ‘Candles Burning Brightly’ is a one-hour celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights with an exploration of holiday foods and traditional activities — and plenty of music.
Hosted by Mindy Ratner, ‘Candles Burning Brightly’ is a one-hour celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights with an exploration of holiday foods and traditional activities — and plenty of music.
Listen to YourClassical MPR’s broadcast of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Oct. 30 concert, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk. The program included pieces by Mozart and a fiendishly difficult and zany string quartet by Sky Macklay.
The Four Voices String Quartet is preparing for its first live concert in more than a year — 7 p.m. Thursday at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. The program, Departures, will feature works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and by multiple Grammy winner Maria Schneider. Steve Staruch spoke with the group’s cellist, Rebecca Arons, about the event.
Did you know that you can listen to all of YourClassical's music streams on your mobile device? Here's how to download and use the recently released YourClassical app.
Just before packing his bags for Poland, 22-year-old Minneapolis pianist Evren Ozel played an all-Chopin program for a sold-out house at the Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul. Listen now to his recital, which was recorded Sept. 12, 2021, with host Melissa Ousley.
Meghann Oglesby hosts the new special ‘Wondrous Strange.’ Whether it's the theremin, octobass or contrabass flute, listeners will explore instruments that are off the beaten track and the musicians who play them.
A group of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence to complete one of the great what-ifs in classical music: Ludwig van Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony.
On June 29, Adam Golka performed at the 14th annual Minnesota Beethoven Festival at Page Theater, St. Mary’s University in Winona. Melissa Ousley brings you that live performance from a Sept. 23 airing on YourClassicalMPR.
Listen to clarinetist Julian Bliss' debut at the 2019 Minnesota Beethoven Festival, featuring works by Poulenc, Bernstein, Finzi and more.
On June 27, The Pacifica Quartet opened the 14th annual Minnesota Beethoven Festival at Page Theater, St. Mary’s University in Winona. Julie Amacher brings you that live performance from a Sept. 2 airing on YourClassicalMPR.