Highlights from Dec. 8 to Dec. 15
Tuesday, 5 p.m. Music with Minnesotans: Mike Ries and Jing Yu.
Tuesday, 6 p.m. Sibelius Highlight: Violin Concerto.
Tuesday, 8 p.m. Minnesota Orchestra: Sibelius Miniatures.
Wednesday, 7:15 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher.
Wednesday, 1 p.m. Performance Today: pianist Mitsuko Uchida plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor.
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Sibelius Highlight: Swan of Tuonela.
Wednesday, 7 p.,m. National Lutheran Choir Holiday Special.
Wednesday, 12 midnight Euro Classics: Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Matthias Pintscher, cond; Veronique Gens, soprano; - Canteloube: Six Songs from the Auvergne — recorded at the Concert Hall, Danish Radio Concert House, Copenhagen.
Thursday, 11 a.m. Cantus Live Holiday Special (live broadcast).
Thursday, 1 p.m. Performance Today.
Thursday, 3 p.m. Regional Spotlight: Minnesota Youth Symphonies - Nutcracker (selections).
Thursday, 5 p.m. Sibelius Highlight: Humoresques for Violin.
Thursday, 6 p.m. Christmas at Concordia Highlights.
Friday, 7:15 a.m. Moveable Feast with John Birge and Minnesota Monthly's Rachel Hutton.
Friday, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Spotlight.
Friday, 1 p.m. Performance Today.
Friday, 3 p.m. Friday Favorites with Steve Staruch.
Friday, 6 p.m. Sibelius Highlight: Karelia Suite.
Friday, 8 p.m. Minnesota Orchestra: Handel's Messiah - Hallelujah! Chorus: Minnesota Orchestra/James Feddeck, conductor; Esther Heideman, soprano; Carolyn Sproule, mezzo; Matthew Plenk, tenor; Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone; Minnesota Chorale; live from Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
Saturday, 9 a.m. New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher.
Saturday, 10 a.m. Saturday Cinema.
Saturday, 12 noon Met Opera: Rigoletto.
Saturday, 5 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion: live from The Town Hall in New York City. Guests: Keb' Mo', Heather Masse, the DiGallonardo Sisters.
Saturday, 7 p.m. Candles Burning Brightly.
Saturday, 8 p.m. Euro Classics:New Russian Quartet; Alexey Volodin, piano; Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor — recorded at the Conservatory, Moscow.
Sunday, 6 a.m. Pipedreams: An International Christmas Celebration.
Sunday, noon From the Top: "Mostly Music".
Sunday, 1 p.m. SymphonyCast: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Monday, 7:15 a.m. Sing to Inspire with Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Julie Amacher.
Monday, 12 noon Learning to Listen with Alison Young and Andrea Blain.
Monday, 1 p.m. Performance Today.
Monday, 7 p.m. Light and Gold: The Music of Eric Whitacre.
Tuesday, 12 noon Hollywood Holiday.
Tuesday, 1 p.m. Performance Today.
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