YourClassical Story

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Ron Haber from Chatham, N.Y., tells of his experience hearing Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, and being mistaken for the composer himself!

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Mike Lynett from Whitefish Bay, Wis., found classical music to be therapeutic during treatment for his cancer. This inspired him to pick up oboe at 60.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Mel Pitts from Wilmington, N.C., shares how attending a Cincinnati Pops Orchestra concert when she was 12 "mesmerized" her.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Mark Brandt from Minneapolis, Minn., shares how he heard "hauntingly" beautiful music at a piano recital.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Lindy Wagner from Calumet, Mich., shares how hearing a Chopin Nocturne in a movie soundtrack inspired her to learn it on piano herself.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Linda Hommes from Aitkin, Minn., shares how she and her mother were at odds over the radio dial until she found Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata.'

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Linda Haffner Spencer from Las Cruces, N.M., shares how playing Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 with her high school band has stuck with her throughout her life.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Lili Madsen from San Antonio, Texas, shares how classical music soothed her during her first pregnancy.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Libby Meyer from Hancock, Mich., says that as a composer the biggest compliment she can give to a piece of music is saying "I wish I wrote that." Maurice Ravel's String Quartet is that piece for her.

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Leigh Smith from St. Albans, Vt., shares how she has carried Beethoven's life with her after seeing a movie as a child.