Minnesota-born pianist Kenny Broberg has a remarkable attitude toward his musical career and performance routine for such a young man. He chats with us before his debut Tuesday night at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival, which you can hear live on Classical MPR.
On the latest episode of Brian's Picks, composer, conductor, and educator Dale Warland joins Brian Newhouse in the studio for music and conversation.
Welcome to Major Themes, a monthly feature in which classical music experts recommend a must-hear recording based on what's happening at classical stations and programs around the country. For July's installment, we checked in with friends in North Carolina, Ohio and New York, as well as the host of SymphonyCast. Here are their top picks, with a modern summer twist.
We are happy to announce the launch of the Daily Download newsletter! Now you never have to miss a single free MP3 of a handpicked classical work. Subscribers also will receive a link to enter our weekly giveaway for a new classical CD.
Classical MPR has curated playlists on YouTube to suit your everyday needs, including exercising, putting the kids to bed, or simply relaxing. Just click the play button, and let us provide the soundtrack for your many moods and routines. Here's what's available.
Fitness, like classical music, is very important to Minnesota meteorologist Sven Sundgaard and part of his evening routine. He has run 11 full marathons. For ones where he's allowed music, he jokes about reaching the final stretch and needing only an energy gel pack and some Bach to "remind us we're mortals."
Conductor Marin Alsop celebrates the life, legacy and music of Leonard Bernstein with a 9-disc boxed set. Enter to win the new release! And don't forget to listen to the Bernstein stream on YourClassical.org, curated all month long by Alsop.
The timeless themes of Leonard Bernstein's 'West Side Story' remain as relevant as ever, especially with Marc Koeck and Mia Pinero in the lead roles at the Guthrie Theater. Listen to their performances of three songs from the musical, recorded live in our studio.
The last thing Derek Amato expected to come of his traumatic brain injury was to have, as his friend put it, "the ghost of Beethoven" enter his body. NPR's Hidden Brain podcast discusses how musical talent can come and go at the blink of an eye.
The 160-voice Angel City Chorale started its 'America's Got Talent' audition by mimicking a thunderstorm and then soon had the audience and judges on their feet with a stirring rendition of 'Africa.' Watch the performance that infamously cynical judge Simon Cowell said he will 'remember ... for a long time.'
You first heard Garrett McQueen when he filled in as the guest host of Performance Today. Now you can hear him all the time as the new overnight host/producer of Classical MPR. Meet the Memphis native, who's also a professional bassoonist.
You might know 'The Little Mermaid' as a Walt Disney movie, but the story is much older than that. And classical composers have been fascinated by the tale, too. Hear how our version goes in the latest production of Classical Kids Storytime -- classic tales with a classical twist.
Ever wondered what type of orchestra instrument you would play if you were a musician? Find out with this quiz from Classical MPR!
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio, as well as all of the themed YourClassical music streams, on Amazon's voice-on-demand Echo devices. Here's how.