Every Friday in the 9 a.m. hour with host John Birge, we present our SPCO Spotlight, showcasing performances by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra at various venues as recorded by Classical MPR.
We also carry occasional live broadcasts of the SPCO, with expertly presented audio from Classical MPR, at 8 p.m. Saturday (as scheduled).
Here are the amazing performances you'll hear in this season's SPCO Spotlight:
Sept. 13, 2019
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
Led by Pekka Kuusisto
(rec. Jan. 18, 2019, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie)
Sept. 20, 2019
DVORAK: Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra
Sarah Lewis, cello
DVORAK: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Led by SPCO Musicians
(rec. Feb. 15, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Sept. 27, 2019
HAYDN: Symphony No. 96, The Miracle
Tito Munoz, conductor
(rec. Feb. 23, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Oct. 4, 2019
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor
Ruggero Allifranchini, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Roman Rabinovich, piano
Led by SPCO musicians
(rec. March 9, 2019, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul)
Oct. 11, 2019
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
Jonathan Biss, piano
Mischa Santora, conductor
(rec. March 16, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Oct. 18, 2019
BARBER: Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute; Barbara Bishop, oboe; Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet; Carole Mason Smith, bassoon; Jay Ferree, horn
(rec. March 24, 2019, St. Paul Academy, Huss Center, St. Paul)
Oct. 25, 2019
J.S. BACH: Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins
Maureen Nelson, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin
(rec. March 29, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Nov. 1, 2019
J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Led by SPCO Musicians
(rec. April 6, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Nov. 8, 2019
BEETHOVEN: Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus
Led by Pekka Kuusisto
(rec. Jan. 12, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Nov. 15, 2019
MENDELSSOHN: Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor for String Orchestra
Tito Munoz, conductor
(rec. Feb. 23, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Nov. 22, 2019
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
(rec. March 9, 2019, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul)
Nov. 29, 2019
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 1
(rec. March 30, 3019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Dec. 6, 2019
SCHUBERT: Entr'acte III from incidental music to Rosamunde
(rec. March 30, 3019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
Dec. 13, 2019
MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E-flat
(rec. April 6, 2019, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)
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