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Tom Crann is heard on YourClassical MPR from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays. Prior to rejoining the classical team at MPR, Tom was the host of All Things Considered for MPR News from 2005 to 2025, where he interviewed a wide range of public figures, including Minnesota's members of congress, politicians, experts, writers, and artists. He anchored Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning live coverage of the 35W bridge collapse. He has hosted other special coverage for MPR News, including live coverage of election nights since 2012.  He has been a host, producer, and interviewer for Minnesota Public Radio since 1995.   His work on MPR News has been recognized with an Eric Severeid award, a regional Edward R. Murrow award, and a National Headliner award. He has also hosted the international cultural broadcasts "Sounds Irish" and "The Last Night of the Proms," a co-production with the BBC. Tom began his career at MPR/APM as a classical host in 1995. In addition to his work at Minnesota Public Radio, Crann has spent more than 20 years hosting and producing classical music and cultural programs at public radio stations around the U.S, and for RTE/Lyric FM in Ireland, where he is still a contributor.


Tom Crann

Davidsen will deliver an intimate, carefully curated performance that features iconic masterpieces by Franz Schubert, including Gretchen am Spinnrade.


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Live Performances

Schubert Club live with soprano Lise Davidsen and pianist James Baillieu

Watch organist Jean-Baptiste Robin perform 'March and 5 Variations' by Jean-Baptiste Lully. 


Videos

Jean-Baptiste Robin - 'March and 5 Variations' by Jean-Baptiste Lully

Watch organist Jean-Baptiste Robin perform ‘Tierce en Taille’ from the ‘Messe pour les Couvents’ by François Couperin. 


Jean-Baptiste Robin - 'Tierce en Taille' by François Couperin

Soprano Tina O’Malley, winner of the 2026 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize, performs “When I Was a Little Girl” from Kamala Sankaram’s ‘A.E. Reverie’ with pianist Carson Rose Schneider. 


Tina O’Malley - 'When I Was a Little Girl' from 'A.E. Reverie' by Kamala Sankaram

The Shin Kim Piano Trio talks about what it’s like behind the scenes to perform music as a family. 


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The Schubert Club’s Shin Kim Trio Rehearsing as a Family

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. 


Gaetano Donizetti - 'Regnava nel silenzio' from 'Lucia di Lammermoor'

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. 


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Getting to Know Tina O’Malley, 2026 Karin Larson YourClassical Prize Winner

Watch violinist Ariana Kim play ‘Migrating Home,’ her own piece for violin and looping pedal. 


Ariana Kim - 'Migrating Home'

Watch violinist Ariana Kim play her arrangement of the Raga Aalapana: ‘Bahudari.’ 



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Ariana Kim - 'Raga Aalapana: Bahudari'

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. 

