Birge's Picks

This week on Birge’s Picks, the Great River Shakespeare Festival and the Minnesota Beethoven Festival open their seasons in Winona, and the Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival brings world-class string quartets to Minnesota.

This week on Birge’s Picks, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra projects Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral Symphony’ at Rice Park outside Ordway Concert Hall.

This week on Birge’s Picks, head over to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival to watch three classical music films.

‘I identify as me.’ That’s how pianist Sara Davis Buechner described her identity for ‘Proud to Be,’ YourClassical’s profiles of LGBTQ+ artists in classical music. This week on Birge’s Picks, Buechner returns to Minnesota to perform a recital and pass on her authentic wisdom to music lovers and students.

This week on Birge’s Picks, check out the Harlem Quartet as they perform a series of concerts in St. Cloud.

This week on Birge’s Picks, experience the wonder of chamber music.

This week on Birge’s Picks, experience works that take you worldwide and beyond.

This week on Birge’s Picks, two excellent artists perform concerts in St. Paul this week.

This week on Birge’s Picks, experience classical music that is infused with music from various regions of the world.

This week on Birge’s Picks, explore a weekend stuffed with great live orchestral music across the state.