PT Originals: Samuel Frois at Walker West

Soprano Tina O’Malley, winner of the 2026 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, performs “Regnava nel silenzio” from Gaetano Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ with pianist Carson Rose Schneider.

Watch a studio session with soprano Tina O’Malley of New Brighton, Minnesota, who won the 2026 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize in the Preprofessional Musician category.

Watch organist Jean-Baptiste Robin perform ‘Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant’ (‘Pavane of a Sleeping Beauty’) from ‘Ma mère l’Oye’ (‘Mother Goose Suite’) by Maurice Ravel.

In this episode, ‘Classically Training’ makes a trip to the Minnesota Opera to find out where this art form came from and how all the pieces come together.

Watch organist Jean-Baptiste Robin perform François Couperin’s ‘Plein Jeu.’

Performance Today Young Artist in Residence Samuel Frois and pianist Neilson Chen perform the Aria from ‘Bachianas Brasileiras’ No. 5 by Heitor Villa Lobos.

Watch organist Jean-Baptiste Robin perform ‘Les Sauvages’ by Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Performance Today Young Artist in Residence soprano Claudia Diaz and pianist Kevin Korth perform “¿Dónde estás, Cristóbal?” by Daniel Catán from Act II of the opera ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ at the historic Van Dusen Mansion in Minneapolis.

Performance Today Young Artist in Residence Claudia Diaz says opera lets her feel deeply and connect with listeners. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at her performance video shoot at Minneapolis Historical Landmark, The Van Dusen Mansion.

The Bakken Ensemble joins host Tom Crann in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio at Minnesota Public Radio’s headquarters in St. Paul to talk about its origins as a chamber group and its recent projects and commissions.