Poster SPCO in rehearsal at the Ordway
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in rehearsal at the Ordway Music Hall in St. Paul.
Courtesy Chelsea Tischler
The SPCO

SPCO Spotlight returns to Friday lineup

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.

Here's what you'll hear on SPCO spotlight between now and early December.

September 9, 2016 (rec. Feb. 14, 2016, Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis)

Led by SPCO Musicians

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter

September 16, 2016 (rec. May 14, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano

Chopin: Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 21

September 23, 2016 (rec. March 6, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Led by SPCO Musicians

Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G Minor, La Poule (The Hen)

September 30, 2016 (rec. May 21, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Thomas Zehetmair, director and violin

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Opus 56, Scottish

October 7, 2016 (rec. June 10, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, voilin Amy Yang, piano

De Falla: Suite of Spanish Folksongs for Vioin and Piano

October 14, 2016 (rec. March 6, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Led by SPCO Musicians Gil Shaham, violin

Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 64

October 21, 2016 (rec. April 30, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul

Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano

Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 in G for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 58

October 28, 2016 (rec. March 18, 2016, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie)

Jonathan Cohen, conductor

Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338 (without minuet)

November 4, 2016 (rec. January 23, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Led by SPCO Musicians

Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B-flat, La Reine (The Queen)

November 11, 2016 (rec. April 23, 2016, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul)

Led by SPCO Musicians

Kyu-Young Kim, director and violin

Vivaldi: Concerto in F for Violin and Orchestra, RV 293, Autumn

November 18, 2016 (rec. May 7, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano

Mozart: Concerto No. 9 in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra, K. 271 Jeunehomme

November 25, 2016 (rec. April 3, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Pekka Kuusisto, director and violin

Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A for Violin and Orchestra, K. 219

December 2, 2016 (rec. April 2, 2016, Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul)

Pekka Kuusisto, director

Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G

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