Regional Spotlight™

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Jupiter Quartet - Claude Debussy, String Quartet in G Minor: Mvts 1 and 2

Steve Staruch can be heard on Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Monday mornings and at other times during the week. Prior to joining the staff of MPR in 2004, Steve presented a variety of radio programs on WCAL in Northfield, Minn., where he created an immensely popular call-in program, and on WXXI in Rochester, New York. Outside radio, Steve also enjoys work as a freelance tenor and violist. Steve and his wife, Naomi, enjoy traveling, gardening and hosting dinner parties.


Steve Staruch

Listen online to an exclusive performance recording from this year's Madeline Island Music Camp. The Jupiter Quartet plays Claude Debussy.


Lee Talner

Regional Spotlight: Madeline Island Music Camp's Jupiter Quartet

Choral Arts Ensemble - Silver Jubilee Concert

Listen on-line to this exclusive recording of three songs from the Silver Jubilee Concert by the Choral Arts Ensemble.


Photo courtesy of the Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Regional Spotlight: Choral Arts Ensemble

Robert Schumann; Quartet in A minor - Jupiter String Quartet

Listen on-line to this exclusive recording of a recent performance of Schumann by the Jupiter String Quartet.


Regional Spotlight: Jupiter Quartet

Julia Bogorad - Claude Debussy; Syrinx

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Principal Flutist Julia Bogorad-Kogan plays a haunting melody by Debussy for a warm late Spring afternoon.


Photo courtesy: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Regional Spotlight: Julia Bogorad-Kogan

Beethoven; Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 - Joyce Yang

They call her a "million-volt stage presence!" - Joyce Yang - the spectacular young Korean pianist who captured a silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005


Photo courtesy: Joyce Yang

Regional Spotlight: Joyce Yang

Regional Spotlight - Carrie Henneman Shaw

Like her hero, Dawn Upshaw, Carrie Henneman Shaw is an artist who embraces multiple styles freely and with passion.


Regional Spotlight - Carrie Shaw

Photo courtesy the artist

Regional Spotlight: Carrie Henneman Shaw

Sergei Rachmaninoff; Bogoroditse Devo - Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Sergei Rachmaninoff; Hvalite imia Ghospodne - Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Sergei Rachmaninoff; Slava v vishnih Bogu- Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Choral Treasures from Rochester: The Choral Arts Ensemble sings Rachmaninov


Photo courtesy: Choral Arts Ensemble

Grand Symphonic Winds - Frank Ticheli; Blue Shades

Saint Paul's Grand Symphonic Winds just returned from China for gigs in Beijing and Shanghai. Listen to them play an upbeat work by American composer Frank Ticheli.


Photo courtesy: Grand Symphonic Winds

Regional Spotlight: Grand Symphonic Winds

Jennifer Koh and Anssi Karttunen; Bela Bartok, trans: Karl Kraeuter - Hungarian Folk Tunes

The New York Times writes "Jennifer Koh's violin recitals are consistently pleasing, not only because she is in command of a strong technique and a rich arsenal of tone, but also because she builds her programs thoughtfully, with a sensible balance of contemporary works and standard repertory." A prolific recitalist, Ms. Koh appears frequently at major music centers and festivals including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Marlboro, Wolf Trap, Spoleto, and The Festival International de Lanaudiere in Canada. Ms. Koh records regularly for the Chicago-based Cedille label including her most recent "Rhapsodic Musings" and the Grammy-nominated "String Poetic." She is a graduate of Oberlin and the Curtis Institute.


Jennifer Koh

Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen is a passionate advocate of contemporary music and his collaboration with composers has led him to give over 90 world premieres as well as 18 concertos written specifically for him. Karttunen plays with many of the best orchestras of the world as well as at major festivals including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, Berlin, Venice, Montpellier, Strasbourg, and Helsinki. 
CDs range from the complete Beethoven works for cello and fortepiano (on period instruments) and 20th century works for solo cello to concertos with London Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen.


Anssi Karttunen

It was a cold and dark night in the middle of winter when Grammy-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Anssi Karttunen gave a recital for the Schubert Club. Listen to a heated up set of Hungarian Folk Tunes by Bela Bartok.


Photo courtesy Hemsing Associates

Regional Spotlight: Jennifer Koh

Wind Quintet in E-flat; Anton Reicha

Alison Young

Since its formation at Tanglewood in 1961, the Dorian Wind Quintet has performed repertoire ranging from the Baroque to Pulitzer Prize-winning commissions in the world's most renowned concert halls. The Quintet has concertized in 49 of the 50 states and Canada, toured Europe eighteen times, and played throughout the Middle East, India, Africa and Asia. The Dorian made history as the first wind quintet to appear at Carnegie Hall in 1981 and serves as the resident ensemble for the Mannes College of Music, Brooklyn College and the State University of New York System. The current members are Gretchen Pusch, flute; Gerard Reuter, oboe; Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet; John Hunt, bassoon; and Karl Kramer-Johansen, horn.


Doran Wind Quintet

From a concert in the dead of winter, the Dorian Quintet warms the atmosphere with music by the premiere quintet composer, Anton Reicha.
