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Tom Huizenga

The late Icelandic composer's magnum opus unfolds like a ritual, combining a potent mix of tradition and technology. 


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Listen to Jóhann Jóhannsson's 'gift from the great beyond'

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Terry Gross

The MacArthur "genius" grant winner talks about what he learned from his piano teachers, and his failures, frustrations and pivotal moments as an artist. Denk's new memoir is Every Good Boy Does Fine.


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For classical pianist Jeremy Denk, life is like a series of music lessons 

Jeff Lunden

A pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent home.


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At the Broadway Makers Marketplace, theater fans find both crafts and community

An overview of Best Original Score Winners from the 70s and 80s.

Oscar Retrospective - The 1970s and 1980s

Lynne has been at this radio thing since 1984 when she fell into an historic job at KFAC AM and FM, the commercial classical station in Los Angeles.  She was the first woman staff announcer in the station's history, and it was such big news back then, it made the LA newspapers and national radio publications.  She is thrilled women in radio is no longer newsworthy.


Lynne Warfel

Saturday Cinema presents highlights from some of the best Oscar score winners from films in the 70s and 80s.


Best Original Score Oscars 1970s and 1980s

Hear Ruth Slenczynska tell the story of almost being "kidnapped." 

The ebullient nonagenarian's new recording features music she's been playing for nearly a century.


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At 97, pianist Ruth Slenczynska has a new album — and plenty of stories 

Ailsa Chang

Megan Lim

Amy Isackson

Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova will leave Moscow's Bolshoi ballet and Russia in protest of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. She told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about her experience with the Bolshoi in 2018.


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Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova leaves Bolshoi Ballet in protest of Russian invasion

Dobrinka Tabakova's Passionate Power

Steve Seel is the host of YourClassical’s weekly SymphonyCast and the trailblazing music show Extra Eclectic. He possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at radio stations around the country. Steve began his love affair with public radio at 24 working whatever shifts he could at his hometown station of WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and from there worked his way to snowy Buffalo, New York, and its renowned classical station WNED-FM, where he hosted middays and the weekly experimental-music show Present Tense.  In 2005, Steve became one of the founding voices on Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, the Current. While there, he hosted afternoons and mornings, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. Steve is a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.


Steve Seel

Composer Dobrinka Tabakova’s Cello Concerto is one of the most powerful and passionate new works in recent memory.


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Hear Dobrinka Tabakova's passionate power 

Kronos Quartet - David Harrington Interview

On Saturday and Sunday, Kronos Quartet showcased new works from its ‘50 for the Future’ project in two Twin Cities concerts. YourClassical MPR's Steve Seel spoke with Kronos founder and artistic director David Harrington about the group's new initiative and how it continues to be a leader in moving classical music forward.


Jay Blakesberg

Kronos Quartet leads the way to the future as it visits Minnesota

Elizabeth Blair

Young Ukrainian dancers are finding safe haven at ballet schools in Europe and the U.S. Many of them planned to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix competition in Kiev which was cancelled.


Valeriia Velmozhko

Schools across Europe give shelter and fresh opportunities to Ukraine's young dancers

The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-30s, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her 20s. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.


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