Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
Pianist Anna Shelest was born in Ukraine. She moved to the United States when she was 15, but Sergei Prokofiev remains one of her favorite composers. 'As the first composer I loved listening to, there's a little bit of that sentiment of feeling like a kid again when I play his music,' Shelest says. Hear about her new recording of two Prokofiev piano concertos, and enter for a chance to own a copy of the CD.
Deutsche Grammophon has released a 22-CD set containing the greatest recordings of violinist/violist/conductor, Pinchas Zukerman. Hear Julie Amacher's interview with Zukerman.
The Silk Road Ensemble, created 16 years ago by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, is a multicultural family of musicians. Its latest collaboration, 'Sing Me Home,' features music that tells unique stories of home, in the many ways it can be defined.
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has recorded the complete solo piano music of 20th-century French composer Erik Satie. The box set was recently re-issued to mark Satie's 150th birth anniversary.
'Mirror,' the new release from Estonian composer Tonu Korvits, provides a musical portrait of the composer and the nation and environment that inspires him.
This recording of Beethoven's early string quartets marks the beginning of the end for the Cypress String Quartet. After 20 years, they've decided to disband.
A new self-titled album featuring works by Ola Gjeilo offers a portrait of the composer, pianist, and lover of choral music. Hear about the new recording, and enter for a chance to own a copy of the CD.
Through its explorations of the music of the group of French composers known as Les Six, Pianist Miki Aoki's new recording transports listeners to 1920s Paris.
In time for Father's Day: Inspired by the music that most captured the attention of his baby daughter, Italian-American pianist Alessio Bax has put together an album of 17 pieces to appeal to parents, children and those discovering classical music.
The Silk Road Ensemble, created 16 years ago by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, is a multicultural family of musicians. Its latest collaboration, 'Sing Me Home,' features music that tells unique stories of home, in the many ways it can be defined.
Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
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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.
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