Ofra Harnoy finds inspiration in Newfoundland
Cellist Ofra Harnoy talks about the love for her new home in Newfoundland and how it inspired her album "On The Rock."
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Yo-Yo Ma reflects on the emotions of the pandemic
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about the feeling and emotions that went into his new album, 'Songs of Comfort and Hope,' and how the music can help us weather the storm of the pandemic.
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New Classical Tracks: Most coveted releases of 2020
On New Classical Tracks, we love sharing with you the most exciting new recordings every year. And, when you enter our weekly CD giveaways, you show us how excited you are about these recordings, too. Find out which albums made the list of 10 most coveted new releases of 2020.
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The 5 Browns take a journey with childhood memories
This week on New Classical Tracks, Deondra and Greg Brown from the 5 Browns share the joy and pain of revisiting childhood memories for the group's new album.
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Dover Quartet reminisces about Beethoven
This week on New Classical Tracks, violist Milena Pajaro Van de Stadt from Dover Quartet shares the joy of revisiting the Beethoven String Quartets for the group's upcoming album.
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Irish-American choral recording invites us all to be merry
This week on New Classical Tracks, conductor Desmond Earley talks about his new holiday album with the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, and how important our shared American/Irish traditions can be to music.
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Stephen Hough brings Beethoven's piano concertos into the 21st century
Celebrating Beethoven's 250th, this week on New Classical Tracks, we revisit Stephen Hough discussing the recording process of his latest release, a 3-CD set of Beethoven's piano concertos, and how he made them relevant to the 21st century.
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Jonah Kim and Sean Kennard reunite to perform pieces from their youth
Cellist Jonah Jim and pianist Sean Kennard team up to record their first album together while reminiscing about studying at the Curtis Institute of Music.
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Helene Grimaud explores the spiritual nature of Mozart
It has been about 10 years since Helene Grimaud has recorded any Mozart. Her latest release generates a fascinating dialogue between Mozart and the Ukrainian-born contemporary composer Valentin Silvestrov.
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Brandon Patrick George explores the endless possibilities of the flute
This week on New Classical Tracks, Brandon Patrick George talks about his debut solo album, challenging what you think about the flute, and performing with the Imani Winds.
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Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.
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Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast sharing behind-the-scenes stories about a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesdays and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays.