Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, classical guitarist Christopher Mallett honors and celebrates the Black pioneer of American classical guitar music in his latest album, ‘Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements.’
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, cellist Estelle Choi of the Calidore String Quartet shares why the group thought the best way to tell the story of Beethoven was to start at the end with their latest album, ‘Beethoven: The Late Quartets.’
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing offers a glimpse of her homeland’s fragile beauty through the music of contemporary and traditional composers on her latest album, ‘Arctic.’
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, guitarist David Starobin’s retirement from performing has finally given him the time to catch up on his playing and to celebrate one of his musical idols on his latest album, ‘Giulio Regondi: A 200th Birthday Bouquet.’
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, violist Eliesha Nelson talks about the Cleveland Orchestra’s latest recording featuring the music of George Walker. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the album!
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, clarinetist Anthony McGill joins the Pacifica Quartet to share new American compositions in their latest recording, ‘American Stories.’ Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the album!
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, composer Christopher Tin and vocal ensemble Voces8 team up on his latest album, ‘The Lost Birds,’ a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes shares his love for an underappreciated piano cycle in his latest recording, ‘Dvořák: Poetic Tone Pictures.’
We love sharing the most exciting new recordings on New Classical Tracks every year. When you enter our weekly CD giveaways, you show us how excited you are about these recordings, too. Find out which albums made the list of the 10 most coveted new releases of 2022.
In this week’s New Classical Tracks, New Zealander composer John Metcalfe reconstructs seasonal classics in his latest holiday recording, ‘Carols Without Words.’
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.
