Performance Today®

with host Valerie Kahler

American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.

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Top musical moments of 2014

Top musical moments of 2014

2014 has been a great year for classical music. To celebrate the last day of the year, we'll hear your picks for the top musical moments of 2014, including a Piano Puzzler; the Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, Become Ocean; a knockout performance of Rhapsody in Blue; and an onstage marriage proposal.

Classical music and video games

Classical music and video games

On Tuesday's Performance Today, Emily Reese of Top Score Podcast joins Fred in the studio to discuss the classical roots of modern video game music.

Taneyev's Symphony No. 4

Taneyev's Symphony No. 4

Sergei Taneyev's Symphony No. 4 is a great piece of Romantic Russian music, and it's not played nearly often enough. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra play it in concert in Rotterdam.

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Hamelin and Haydn

Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin believes that composer Joseph Haydn was every bit as talented as Mozart. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear Hamelin make his case with an elegant performance of Haydn's Sonata No. 53.

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Hamelin and Haydn

Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin believes that composer Joseph Haydn was every bit as talented as Mozart. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear Hamelin make his case with an elegant performance of Haydn's Sonata No. 53.

Christmas around the Country

Christmas around the Country

On Christmas Day, join us for a musical journey across the country. We'll go coast-to-coast, sampling musical highlights from concert halls, churches, and everything in between - including a movie theater.

Hallelujahs

Hallelujahs

On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear a special set of Hallelujahs. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.

Christmas music from near and far

Christmas music from near and far

On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Christmas music from near and far. Plus, a quicksilver performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 from a concert in Seattle.

Santa and Isolde

Santa and Isolde

What do you get when you combine twelve opera highlights with eleven popular holiday tunes and ten brass players from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra? "Santa and Isolde," of course! On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear a performance of Bruce Adolphe's new holiday classic.

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