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Music should be about “giving the people in the audience what they need on that specific day.” Hear organist Anna Lapwood share what inspires her music and performance.

“The beauty of music is that it doesn't have to have one meaning for one person.” Organist and social media superstar Anna Lapwood talks about the organ in different musical contexts.

“I didn't really think it was ever going to be possible.” Get to know organist Anna Lapwood, who visited Northrop at University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis this April.

Who needs to prepare for winter when you can play all day during the other seasons? But is it possible to have too much fun? Find out in ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper,’ the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime – featuring narration by Scott Blankenship, illustrations by Mia Jennings and music by Antonio Vivaldi.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, gets a rare opportunity to record at Minnesota Public Radio.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, finds her authentic voice by embracing her Chinese heritage, including playing the dizi, a bamboo flute.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, embraces playing the dizi, an instrument dominated by men in Chinese culture.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, demonstrates the bangdi dizi, a Chinese bamboo flute, and describes what makes it distinctive.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, demonstrates the qudu dizi, a Chinese bamboo flute, and describes what makes it distinctive.

Ammy Lin, winner of the 2024 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, performs her submission piece, “Birds Singing in the Shade,” in the recording studios of Minnesota Public Radio. Lin plays the dizi, a Chinese bamboo flute, with accompanist Gao Hong on pipa.