The Pacifica Quartet opens the Minnesota Beethoven Festival

Week two of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Nordic Soundscapes festival brings audiences the music of Jean Sibelius and Hans Abrahamsen. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, on YourClassical MPR.

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ cellist Dan Ryan and flutist Suzanne Stumpf, the Music Directors of Musicians of the Old Post Road, talk about the ensemble’s latest recording featuring music by Christoph Graupner and more. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!

On the latest episode of ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel celebrates the Top 10 rated film actresses of all time, including Meryl Streep, Sophia Loren, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe. Listen now!

Margaret Bonds dealt with racism as she broke barriers for future generations of Black women composers. Find out how the words and friendship of renowned Black novelist Langston Hughes helped her with that struggle in the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

With a new year, we bring you two hours of new works on the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ and it’s hard to think of a better way to go than by focusing on the composers who are emerging as the voices taking classical music into the future: the women. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson “orbits around” Beethoven’s Opus 109 Piano Sonata on his latest project. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel honors famous folks who died in 2025, remembering their careers and films we love. Listen now!

Carlos Simon is a Grammy-nominated composer and an activist for Black and brown representation in classical music. His latest work, ‘Good News Mass,’ is unlike anything he’s done before. Find out more in the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

We love sharing the most exciting new recordings on New Classical Tracks every year. Listen to this special end-of-year encore of the year’s most popular episodes and find out which other albums made the top-10 list. Listen now!

We have a variety of classical specials for the holiday season, from Christmas to New Year’s Day. Listen to them any time that's convenient using this comprehensive listing.