Karin Larson YourClassical Prize: Agnes Barthel Interview

Duluthian organist Agnes Barthel is the winner of the 2025 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize in the Preprofessional Musician category. Listen as she talks about how she began playing organ, gives us a run down of the instrument, and tells about her experience participating in the Karin Larson YourClassical Prize.

Second Violin Hanna Landrum visits YourClassical MPR’s Melissa Ousley at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul to learn about Ousley’s role as host of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Friday night live radio broadcasts and the station’s history with classical music.

Pianist Gaia Daniel from Minneapolis talks about her experience as a 25-26 ‘From the Top’ fellow, and the journey that brought her to Minnesota Public Radio's studios to record the Jan. 25 episode of the national radio show.

Follow “From the Top” fellows as they visit Minnesota Public Radio’s recording studios to record the Sunday, Jan. 25, episode of the radio show.

YourClassical MPR’s Tynia Major speaks with Minnesota Opera’s Vice President of Production, Karen Quisenberry, about the challenges and opportunities involved in bringing a production to life.

The Voces8 Scholars perform ‘Bend’ by Minneapolis-based composer Kyle Pederson in the flagship Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio at Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul.

The Voces8 Scholars perform “På Kanten af Ingenting” by Danish composer, singer and producer Morten Vinther in the flagship Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio at Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul.

“There’s nothing else like it.” Find out why listeners love ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ from King’s College, Cambridge. Listen live on Christmas Eve, 9 a.m. central, on YourClassical.org. (Encore at 7 p.m. central.)

A pipe organ that’s more than 400 years old! It’s just one of the things that makes ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ from King’s College, Cambridge so special. Listen live on Christmas Eve, 9 a.m. central, on YourClassical.org. (Encore at 7 p.m. central.)

“Look down from the sky, and stay by my side.” Experience the joy of ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge.’ Listen live on Christmas Eve, 9 a.m. central, on YourClassical.org. (Encore at 7 p.m. central.)