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Steve Staruch can be heard on Classical Minnesota Public Radio from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays, including hosting Music with Minnesotans, Regional Spotlight and Friday Favorites. Prior to joining the staff of MPR in 2004, Steve presented a variety of radio programs on WCAL in Northfield, Minn., where he created an immensely popular call-in program, and on WXXI in Rochester, N.Y. Outside radio, Steve also enjoys work as a freelance tenor and violist. Steve and his wife, Naomi, enjoy traveling, gardening and hosting dinner parties.


Steve Staruch

Elisso Virsaladze performs Mozart Sonata in C minor, K457 at Sundin Hall at Hamline University in St. Paul.


Regional Spotlight: Elisso Virzalaldze

Regional Spotlight: Elisso Virsaladze

Regional Spotlight™

Photo courtesy of the Artist

Regional Spotlight: Magnum Chorum

The Pacifica Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 127


Beethoven Made Easy

The Pacifica Quartet in part II of the Beethoven trilolgy.


Pacifica Quartet Plays Beethoven Part II

Beethoven Inspired

The Pacifica Quartet performs Beethoven String Quartet Opus 18, No. 5


Pacifica Quartet Plays Beethoven

Beethoven's Fountain of Perpetual Youth!

The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra performs Dave Brubeck's "Elementals" to celebrate the composer's 90th birthday.


Regional Spotlight: A Metropolitan Take On Brubeck

Frank De Blase

Pianist Alon Goldstein performs a Debussy Prelude recorded at the Frederic Chopin Society recital in March.


Regional Spotlight: Alon Goldstein

Stephen Stouder

Local pianist Stephen Stouder performs in the Van Cliburn competition.


Have Avocation, Will Travel

Joshua Fishbein

Composer Joshua Fishbein is this week's Regional Spotlight


Regional Spotlight: Joshua Fishbein

A 2010 performance of the Schumann Piano Quartet from the Three Bridges International Chamber Music Festival.
