Classical Clues: “Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2”

Northfielder violinist Anna Pitsavas Wakely is the winner of the 2025 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize in the Emerging Artist category. In this interview, she talks about how she began playing violin, explains her submission, and tells us about her experience participating in the Karin Larson YourClassical Prize.

In this episode of Classical Clues, Classically Training host Aerin O’Malley tries to guess how ‘Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2’ by Frédéric Chopin will sound based only on the title.

Two fabled vocal groups, one from Minnesota, the other from England, will perform together onstage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 12. John Birge spoke to a member of each ensemble before the show.

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.