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Paavo Jarvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra celebrate Arvo Part
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William Yang performs an all-Chopin concert at the Chopin Society

William Yang performs an all-Chopin concert at the Chopin Society

On Sunday, Sept. 14, Twin Cities native William Yang performed an all-Chopin concert at Macalester College as part of the Chopin Society’s 42nd season. Listen to the concert in celebration of Yang winning 6th prize at the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland!

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Photos: Highlights from the 2025 Youth in Music Marching Band Championships
Miles Davis reinvented the jazz scene

Miles Davis reinvented the jazz scene

Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis redefined the genre in subtle and caustic ways. While he had great success he was always restless for innovation. Find out more in the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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Math meets music

Math meets music

We get mathematical on this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic’ with John Cage’s ‘Four2,’ and we’ll hear Michael Gandolfi’s concerto for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn: ‘Imaginary Numbers.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!

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Angela Hewitt concludes her complete Mozart Piano Sonatas project
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Five chilling tales from the world of classical music
Kevin Puts' new concerto

Kevin Puts' new concerto

A Concerto for Orchestra is usually a piece that gives each section of the orchestra a turn in the spotlight — and there’s a new one, from American composer Kevin Puts, that host Steve Seel shares with us on the lateset episode of Extra Eclectic.

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Cellist Tamar Sagiv explores the different facets of grief
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Classically Training: “Sonatas, concertos, and preludes, oh my!”
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YourClassical Radio
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