The SPCO

Deutsche Grammophon have released a 24-disc box set titled 'The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours.' How better to listen to it than in 24 straight hours?

As German conductor and pianist Christian Zacharias concludes his seven-year tenure as an artistic partner with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the SPCO is sending him off in style with a series of three concerts set for May 13 to 15. The concert on Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m., will be broadcast live on Classical MPR.

This weekend concludes Christian Zacharias's tenure as Artistic Partner of the SPCO. For this week's Morning Glories, we'll listen back to several of their collaborations.

This week's Regional Spotlight focuses on the Mediterranean. The Musical Offering performs Hugo Wolf's Italian Serenade.

This week for Morning Glories, we are highlighting this weekend's SPCO soloist, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.

Listen to Classical MPR on Friday, March 25, at 10 a.m. for a Good Friday special: award-winning English conductor Paul McCreesh leads the Gabrieli Players in a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion. Alison Young hosts the broadcast.

The SPCO welcomes French pianist David Fray for his Minnesota debut with Mozart's dramatic Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor. Classical MPR will broadcast the concert live on Saturday, Feb. 27, starting at 8 p.m.

Steve Staruch speaks with several participants in the Twin Cities' first-ever International Spanish Music Festival. Prepare to feel the heat of passion and the soul of Spain as mezzo Nerea Berraondo performs several of the songs from a recital that will close the festival.

When you imagine a concert presented by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, you probably picture the classical pros playing Beethoven in their new concert hall at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Think again, though.

Composer Derek Bermel boasts an impressive list of musical inspirations, making him one of today's most celebrated modern composers. Bermel spoke to Classical MPR's Steve Seel ahead of their Music in the Making conversation at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. 20.