Violinist Tessa Lark wears her Kentucky roots with pride on solo debut album
This week on New Classical Tracks, violinist and Kentucky native Tessa Lark discusses her debut solo album 'Fantasy,' which includes a mix of classical and folk music.
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Neave Trio celebrates the music of trailblazing women on 'Her Voice'
This week on New Classical Tracks, the members of Neave Trio discuss their new album 'Her Voice,' which includes compositions by Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke and Louise Farrenc. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the CD!
24:40
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine records 'headbanger' concerto
This week on New Classical Tracks, Rachel Barton Pine discusses her love for the 'headbanging riffs' of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto.
25:30
20-year-old cello phenom Sheku Kanneh-Mason releases second solo album
This week on New Classical Tracks, 20-year-old British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason discusses his second solo album, 'Elgar: Cello Concerto,' which he recorded with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra.
16:47
Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' paired with Brahms concerto on new recording
This week on New Classical Tracks, music director JoAnn Falletta celebrates two decades at the helm of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with a new live concert recording of Brahms Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet.'
29:36
New Classical Tracks: Oratorio shines a light on Underground Railroad conductor William Still
This week on New Classical Tracks, librettist Mark Campbell, soprano Laquita Mitchell and composer Paul Moravec discuss 'Sanctuary Road,' a new oratorio that sets stories from the Underground Railroad to music.
24:57
New Classical Tracks: Tesla Quartet explores the contrast of light and darkness in new album
This week on New Classical Tracks, Tesla Quartet's founding violinist Ross Snyder discusses the ensemble's second album, 'Joy and Desolation.' The recording, which also features clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, explores the contrast of light and darkness in music from the 18th century through today.
15:54
New Classical Tracks: Black Oak Ensemble's debut album pays tribute to 6 Jewish composers
This week on New Classical Tracks, members of Chicago-based Black Oak Ensemble discuss their debut album 'Silenced Voices.' The recording features string trios by six Jewish composers, all but one of whom perished during the Holocaust.
21:49
New Classical Tracks: Cellist Ofra Harnoy reenergizes her career as she gets 'Back to Bach'
This week on New Classical Tracks, cellist Ofra Harnoy discusses her debilitating shoulder injury and long journey to recovery, during which she not only reunited with her childhood sweetheart but ended up recording an entire album with him!
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New Classical Tracks: After devastating injury, Milos Karadaglic returns with deeply personal album
This week on New Classical Tracks, guitarist Milos Karadaglic discusses how a performance injury and 2-year hiatus led to his new album, "Sound of Silence," which features pieces by Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and the Magnetic Fields.
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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.