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Pianist Emanuel Ax makes music with lifelong friend Yo-Yo Ma
35:30
Conductor John Jeter continues to celebrate the works of Florence Price
23:39
Musical siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason debut their first duo album
23:11
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho revisits Frédéric Chopin

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho revisits Frédéric Chopin

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho won First Prize at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 2015 and had not performed Chopin since. He has decided to change that with his new album, “Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 • Scherzi.”

16:20
Pianist Jeremy Denk revisits his favorite childhood composer, Mozart
25:47
ARC Ensemble honors composer Dmitri Klebanov

ARC Ensemble honors composer Dmitri Klebanov

This week on New Classical Tracks, the Arc Ensemble releases the first commercial recording of Jewish Ukrainian composer Dimitri Klebanov in more than 30 years on its new album, ‘Chamber Works by Dmitri Klebanov.’

19:40
Pianist Daniil Trifonov loves spending time with Bach
16:29
Pianist Jean Yves-Thibaudet enjoys complete freedom on 'Carte Blanche'
29:34
Violinist Randall Goosby finds inspiration in his heritage

Violinist Randall Goosby finds inspiration in his heritage

This week on New Classical Tracks, violinist Randall Goosby connects with his African-American heritage by premiering rediscovered works by Florence Price on his debut album, Roots. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the album!

39:11
Pianist Beyza Yazgan tells a story about her homeland
23:55

About New Classical Tracks®

Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.

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Julie Amacher

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Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.