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Contemporary composers with Middle Eastern roots provide a lively tapestry on this week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic.’ We hear Layale Chaker’s ‘Ya Fajr’ from ‘Mkhammas Suite,’ Reza Vali’s Calligraphy No. 16, ‘Isfahan’ and more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, the Janoska ensemble gives Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ a makeover in its signature style. Listen now!
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra presents a program intertwined with comedy and tragedy featuring music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn and Sibelius. Listen to the concert now!
This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate June birthdays in the world of film, including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Morgan, Robert Preston, Judy Garland, Mildred Natwick, Judy Holliday, Bernerd Herrmann and Richard Rodgers. Listen now!
A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song and music of the Roma people of southern Spain.
On the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ host Tom Crann shares the famous ‘Sabre Dance’ and the whole ballet it comes from, ‘Gayane.’ Leif Ove Andsnes wowed us with the Grieg Piano Concerto and we heard a D-Day tribute from Richard Rogers: his ‘Victory at Sea’ suite. Listen now with host Tom Crann!
Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.
A new opera tells the story of the Black women who organized in Alabama leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott.
In celebration of Pride, host Mya Temanson presents Classical Queery, a series that illustrates how classical music can uplift queer voices and how queer experiences can transform the classical music scene. This week, special guest Martha Mockus answers the question: “Can you queer classical music?”
The summer solstice is almost upon us, so Steve Seel brings us a rhapsody on summer themes on this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic’: Donnacha Dennehy’s ‘June’ and ‘July’ from ‘Land of Winter,’ Peteris Vasks’ ‘Summer Dances,’ and Brian Eno’s ‘Music for Airports.’ Listen now!
