This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) announced today that violinist Francisco Fullana has been named the orchestra's newest principal violin. 'One of my long-term goals has always been to play chamber music at the highest level with people that inspire me,' Fullana says.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra opens its season this week. Join Classical MPR host Alison Young on Saturday, Sept. 10, starting at 8 p.m., for the live broadcast of the SPCO's season-opening concert, titled 'Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Prokofiev.'
After taking a summer break, the SPCO Spotlight returns to Classical MPR on Fridays at 11 a.m. Each week, we'll present a work performed by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, recorded in concert at the Ordway or in other venues in Minnesota.
The NFL isn't the only season opener this week. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's 2016-17 season opens this Friday, Aug. 9, and we are pre-gaming all week on Morning Glories. Listen every weekday at 10 a.m., as we feature recordings of the SPCO.
On Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 1 p.m., a trio of musicians from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will perform at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair; the performance will be broadcast live, and Lynne Warfel hosts. Before the broadcast, cellist Sarah Lewis explains how the group came together, and she shares her thoughts about performing at the State Fair.
Music directors at American symphony orchestras make an average of $600,000. Could orchestras do without them? Some ensembles, especially chamber orchestras, are making that choice.
Dvorak's Dumky Trio has been described as an uninhibited Bohemian lament and a dark fantasia. You'll be in awe with Accordo's performance of the Dvorak Dumky Trio. It's in this week's Regional Spotlight.
Deutsche Grammophon have released a 24-disc box set titled 'The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours.' How better to listen to it than in 24 straight hours?
As German conductor and pianist Christian Zacharias concludes his seven-year tenure as an artistic partner with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the SPCO is sending him off in style with a series of three concerts set for May 13 to 15. The concert on Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m., will be broadcast live on Classical MPR.
This weekend concludes Christian Zacharias's tenure as Artistic Partner of the SPCO. For this week's Morning Glories, we'll listen back to several of their collaborations.
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
