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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The Butterfly Lovers

The Butterfly Lovers

The Butterfly Lovers is often considered the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet. It's the story of two star-crossed lovers who, after their tragic deaths, are reincarnated and reunited as butterflies. On this weekend's Performance Today we'll hear a musical interpretation of this tale performed by Gil Shaham and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

The Butterfly Lovers

The Butterfly Lovers

The Butterfly Lovers is often considered the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet. It's the story of two star-crossed lovers who, after their tragic deaths, are reincarnated and reunited as butterflies. On Friday's Performance Today we'll hear a musical interpretation of this tale performed by Gil Shaham and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

It wouldn't be New Year's Day without highlights from the annual New Year's concert in Vienna. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll go to the Musikverein to hear a sparkling Strauss waltz for the New Year.

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.

YourClassical

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.

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