Listen to clarinetist Julian Bliss' performance at the 2019 Minnesota Beethoven Festival

Sly5thAve is a multifaceted musician from Texas whose arrangements fuse his education in jazz saxophone, his classical arranging skills and his Nigerian roots to create a whole new musical experience. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

Tabita Berglund leads the Minnesota Orchestra in music by Tabakova and Schubert, as well as Beethoven’s Violin Concerto featuring concertmaster Erin Keefe. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, on YourClassical MPR.

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, Spanish violinist María Dueñas records caprices, including the legendary set by Niccolò Paganini, on her latest album. Listen now!

The National Lutheran Choir, with artistic director Jennaya Robison, presents ‘New Day: A Choral Anthem for a New Era,’ a special featuring Jocelyn Hagen’s ‘Here I Am,’ a work that brings to light the love and power God has bestowed on women throughout history. Listen now with host Steve Staruch.

This week on Saturday Cinema, in celebration of International Women’s Day, host Lynne Warfel hightlights the accomplishments of women in film, including Greta Gerwig, Rachel Portman, Barbra Streisand and more. Listen now!

Guest host Steve Seel fills in for Steve Staruch on the latest episode of ‘Friday Favorites,’ playing listeners’ requests for their favorite classical music. Listen now!

From the first performance of ‘Porgy and Bess,’ George Gershwin stipulated the opera had to feature an all-Black cast, not white performers in blackface. This benefitted Black opera singers, but their fear was being typecast. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

This week on ‘Extra Eclectic,’ we kick off Women’s History Month with a celebration of how women composers are at the forefront of the present in classical music. Steve Seel brings us two hours of music from Missy Mazzoli, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Tania Leon and more. Listen now!

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, pianist Simone Dinnerstein combines Charles Ives’ ‘Concord Sonata’ with her father’s most famous painting to create her latest recording, ‘The Eye Is the First Circle.’ Listen now!

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel hightlights Welsh actors, filmmakers and more in celebration of St. David’s Day. Also, hear a special tribute to Gene Hackman in the second hour of the show. Listen now!