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Reminding you that all music was once new ™ • with host John Birge

With Michael Barone

Where classical music is always arriving, with host Steve Seel.

Exploring the best in film music, with host Lynne Warfel

An ecstatic exploration of classical music that’s aesthetically and uncompromisingly Black, with host Tesfa Wondemagegnehu.

Explore new recordings with top performers and host Julie Amacher

For young listeners and their families, hosted by Liz Lyon and produced by Melanie Renate

Classic stories with a classical twist

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Can you name the hidden tune and the composer whose style it copies?

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, the Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, explore Leo Tolstoy’s reaction to Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ with fantastic music on its latest album, ‘The Kreutzer Project.’ Enter the giveaway for a chance to win the CD!

Pianist and composer Conrad Tao made his St. Paul Chamber Orchestra debut in a program including Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 and music by Crawford-Seeger, Gesualdo, C.P.E. Bach and Feldman. Listen to the concert now!

Conductor Fabien Gabel returned to lead the Minnesota Orchestra in a program that featured works by Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms, and a piece by Michael Daugherty that spotlighted principal cello Anthony Ross. Listen to the concert now.

Celebrating famous folks’ birthdays in the month of October. Charlton Heston, Kate Winslet, Julie Andrews, Carrie Fisher.

In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse.

Guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix has many similarities to violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini. Both were charismatic, had international success and both had a love for classical music. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

Halloween is steeped in superstition. From the eerie, the strange and even the paranormal, the season can leave some people on edge. This Halloween, enjoy six spooky classical works from or inspired by scary Hollywood classics. 

In this week’s New Classical Tracks, the members of string trio Time for Three talk about their new recording, which features concertos by two Pulitzer Prize-winning composers. Watch as one of them, Kevin Puts, performs with the ensemble in two exclusive videos for YourClassical MPR.

For Itzhak Perlman, the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, which ended Tuesday evening, and Yom Kippur, which starts Oct. 4, bring a flood of memories, many of them associated with music. In this one-hour special, the superstar violinist shares a wide variety of recordings that have special meaning for him, sparking warm responses for all listeners.

The massive sound of The Aristocrat of Bands, a highly respected HBCU marching band, and the overflowing history of gospel combine on a single album (with a great title) — 'The Urban Hymnal.'