Regional Spotlight™

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Alison Young

Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal make beautiful music together on the bluffs in Winona.


Astor Piazzolla, History of the Tango: Bordel 1900 - Michala Petri/Lars Hannibal

Michala Petri, Variations on a Danish Folk Tune - Michala Petri

Photo courtesy the artists

Regional Spotlight: Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal

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

Listen online to an exclusive performance recording from this year's Madeline Island Music Camp. The Jupiter Quartet plays Claude Debussy.


Jupiter Quartet - Claude Debussy, String Quartet in G Minor: Mvts 1 and 2

Lee Talner

Regional Spotlight: Madeline Island Music Camp's Jupiter Quartet

Listen on-line to this exclusive recording of three songs from the Silver Jubilee Concert by the Choral Arts Ensemble.


Choral Arts Ensemble - Silver Jubilee Concert

Photo courtesy of the Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Regional Spotlight: Choral Arts Ensemble

Listen on-line to this exclusive recording of a recent performance of Schumann by the Jupiter String Quartet.


Robert Schumann; Quartet in A minor - Jupiter String Quartet

Regional Spotlight: Jupiter Quartet

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Principal Flutist Julia Bogorad-Kogan plays a haunting melody by Debussy for a warm late Spring afternoon.


Julia Bogorad - Claude Debussy; Syrinx

Photo courtesy: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Regional Spotlight: Julia Bogorad-Kogan

They call her a "million-volt stage presence!" - Joyce Yang - the spectacular young Korean pianist who captured a silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005


Beethoven; Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 - Joyce Yang

Photo courtesy: Joyce Yang

Regional Spotlight: Joyce Yang

Like her hero, Dawn Upshaw, Carrie Henneman Shaw is an artist who embraces multiple styles freely and with passion.


Regional Spotlight - Carrie Shaw

Regional Spotlight - Carrie Henneman Shaw

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Regional Spotlight: Carrie Henneman Shaw

Choral Treasures from Rochester: The Choral Arts Ensemble sings Rachmaninov


Sergei Rachmaninoff; Bogoroditse Devo - Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Sergei Rachmaninoff; Hvalite imia Ghospodne - Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Sergei Rachmaninoff; Slava v vishnih Bogu- Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Photo courtesy: Choral Arts Ensemble

Saint Paul's Grand Symphonic Winds just returned from China for gigs in Beijing and Shanghai. Listen to them play an upbeat work by American composer Frank Ticheli.


Grand Symphonic Winds - Frank Ticheli; Blue Shades

Photo courtesy: Grand Symphonic Winds

Regional Spotlight: Grand Symphonic Winds

The New York Times writes "Jennifer Koh's violin recitals are consistently pleasing, not only because she is in command of a strong technique and a rich arsenal of tone, but also because she builds her programs thoughtfully, with a sensible balance of contemporary works and standard repertory." A prolific recitalist, Ms. Koh appears frequently at major music centers and festivals including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Marlboro, Wolf Trap, Spoleto, and The Festival International de Lanaudiere in Canada. Ms. Koh records regularly for the Chicago-based Cedille label including her most recent "Rhapsodic Musings" and the Grammy-nominated "String Poetic." She is a graduate of Oberlin and the Curtis Institute.


Jennifer Koh

Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen is a passionate advocate of contemporary music and his collaboration with composers has led him to give over 90 world premieres as well as 18 concertos written specifically for him. Karttunen plays with many of the best orchestras of the world as well as at major festivals including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, Berlin, Venice, Montpellier, Strasbourg, and Helsinki. 
CDs range from the complete Beethoven works for cello and fortepiano (on period instruments) and 20th century works for solo cello to concertos with London Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen.


Anssi Karttunen

It was a cold and dark night in the middle of winter when Grammy-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Anssi Karttunen gave a recital for the Schubert Club. Listen to a heated up set of Hungarian Folk Tunes by Bela Bartok.
