Two of Germany's best exports are music and beer. Explore both for Oktoberfest in this episode of 'Hop Notes,' with Yoerg Brewing Co. in St. Paul, Minn., and works by Mozart and Richard Strauss.
Nygel Witherspoon, a 2017 Minnesota Varsity Showcase Artist, continues to achieve national recognition for his superb musicianship. Listen to the young cellist's remarkable performance of Shostakovich's Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra on a recent episode of 'From the Top.'
Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' picks for must-hear recordings, including projects that highlight American composers and a new podcast.
The AFI has a ton of "Best of" lists, but today we look at the Top 25 Film Scores pared down to the top 12! Hey, it's only an hour show!
The American Film Institute's famous lists of Top (Fill-in-the-Blank) film polls culminates in the Top 100 films. There's also a list of 25 Best Film Scores and today on Saturday Cinema a look at (most of) the Top 12.
Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' picks for must-hear recordings, including projects that highlight and celebrate women composers.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the leading symphony orchestra in the Netherlands, and its former chief conductor, Daniele Gatti, have come to a mutual agreement over the conductor's dismissal in August.
French composer Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago. He has been a lifelong favorite of the British author David Cairns, who wrote Berlioz's biography and edited and translated his memoirs.
Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' March picks for must-hear recordings, from Baroque arias to contemporary compositions for Women's History Month.
Erhu player Benjamin Lee, 16, from Byron, Minn., will appear this week on 'From the Top,' the hit NPR radio program featuring America's best young classical musicians. The show will air on Classical MPR at noon Sunday, Feb. 24.
