Listen to clarinetist Julian Bliss' performance at the 2019 Minnesota Beethoven Festival

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ join guest host Bonnie North for a show dedicated to beloved movie musicals, from ‘Showboat’ to ‘Wicked’ and beyond. Listen now!

This week on a shortened ‘Friday Favorites’: a couple of movie classics, including Bernard Hermann from Hitchcock’s ‘North by Northwest’ and Joe Hisaishi’s ‘Merry-go-round of Life.’ Also, two recordings by the Minnesota Orchestra: a chunk of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 and Copland’s ‘Appalachian Spring.’ Listen now with host Tom Crann! 

In celebration of Pride, host Mya Temanson presents Classical Queery, a series that illustrates how classical music can uplift queer voices and how queer experiences can transform the classical music scene. This week, special guests answer the question: “Why should you care?”

Pamela Z is a visionary artist who embraces new ideas about identity and technology in her music. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

In 2016, pianist Jonathan Biss and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra launched ‘Beethoven/5,’ commissioning five composers to write new piano concertos, each inspired by one of Beethoven’s. We hear two of those works on this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic.’ Listen now!

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ with host Julie Amacher, pianist Jonathan Biss talks about his Beethoven concerto project with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, including the latest release featuring a new concerto by Sally Beamish. Listen now!

Listen as the Minnesota Orchestra’s Composer Institute culminates in this concert featuring exciting new music played with rigor, conviction and heart by the orchestra. Listen to the concert now!

Join host Melanie Renate for ‘Lunar Reflections,’ a program that offers a unique blend of classical music and mindfulness. Each lunar phase is paired with evocative classical works, which help guide listeners through moments of introspection, creativity and renewal. Listen now!

With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for music from their favorite films and TV shows, including ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Braveheart.’ Listen now!