This page will be updated on Sept. 23 with more details regarding YourClassical MPR's broadcast schedule for the 2025-26 season.
Minnesota Orchestra and YourClassical MPR's broadcast partnership continues for the 2025-26 season. This page features a schedule of the upcoming concerts that you can hear on YourClassical MPR, and when possible, on-demand audio of the performance available for 30 days after the broadcast. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the season!
Three-time Grammy Award-winner Joyce DiDonato’s rise to the top included many moments when she felt she had a lot inside of her that nobody was seeing or hearing. Today, she’s an artist determined to make the most of every performance. Her presence alongside Thomas Søndergård adds up to a Minnesota Orchestra season opener you won’t want to miss. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, on YourClassical MPR.
Program
Minnesota Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano *
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
HECTOR BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été
GUILLAUME CONNESSON Céléphaïs, from The Cities of Lovecraft
RICHARD STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
‘Thomas Søndergård: Taken by the Sound’
Melissa Ousley joined Minnesota Orchestra music director Thomas Søndergård in his native Denmark last year to explore some of the most important places in his life. Join them as they walk through his memories, musical and otherwise, in this documentary short.
‘Celebrating a Century on the Airwaves’
On most Friday nights, no matter where you are in the state — or in the world, for that matter — you can look forward to tuning into YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio to hear a live concert. From a radio debut in 1923 under Bruno Walter to television transmissions in the 1950s and the ensemble’s unprecedented international broadcast from Havana in 2015, the orchestra has always been on the forefront of finding new ways to connect audiences with music.
Reflecting on 100 years of radio broadcast history, MPR host Melissa Ousley sat down with historian John Michel, technical director Michael Osborne and former broadcast host and current orchestra staffer Brian Newhouse for a spirited retelling of this vital history.
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment‘s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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