Regional Spotlight: Pianist Joyce Yang dances with Bach
Listen as pianist Joyce Yang performs the dances from J.S. Bach's French Suite No. 5, recorded at her February Chopin Society recital. You won't be able to sit still.
Classical Kids Music Lessons: Fun and learning for kids at home
Need ideas for easy and fun at-home music learning? Check out today's music lesson for a new listening-based activity each weekday, including taking a nature walk and learning how to become a conductor.
Listen: Introducing the Focus stream
When you need to concentrate while studying or working, listen to the new Focus stream on YourClassical, and drown out the world.
Minnesota Varsity: Vote for your favorite Featured Artist
It's time to to cast your vote for Minnesota Varsity! Listeners can select one of this year's 10 Featured Artists to advance to the Showcase. Listen online and vote between now and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 5.
Trilloquy: A little less Beethoven
Orchestras are starting to program more works by women and composers of color, but today those performances are nearly outnumbered by the programming of works by a single composer: Beethoven. Find out more in the latest episode of Trilloquy, with hosts Garrett McQueen and Scott Blankenship.
New Classical Tracks: Anne-Sophie Mutter and John Williams rework classic Hollywood themes
This week on New Classical Tracks, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses her collaboration with legendary Hollywood composer John Williams on the new album 'Across the Stars,' in an interview conducted before she announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Free classical concerts you can listen to and watch online
With many arts organizations and concert halls closing their doors due to concerns from the coronavirus, there has been a surge in performances offered for free online. Here is our updated list of great performances that you can enjoy from home.
Daily Download: Free tracks to celebrate spring all week
Get a free classical track. Every weekday. No matter what. This week, we're featuring works to celebrate spring, such as Frederick Delius' 'Spring Morning' and Antonio Vivaldi's 'Spring.' Don't forget to sign up for the Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free classical track!
Hop Notes: Celebrating powerful women with Urban Growler and the music of Amy Beach and Rachel Grimes
In the latest episode of Hop Notes, host Scott Blankenship savors the beers of St. Paul's Urban Growler, the first woman-owned microbrewery in Minnesota, with co-founders Deb Loch and Jill Pavlak. Add connections to the music of composers Amy Beach and Rachel Grimes, and you have a can't-miss episode of our classical-beer video series.
Listen to the Minnesota Orchestra's historic March 13 live broadcast
Listen to a recording of our live broadcast from the Minnesota Orchestra on March 13. The orchestra performed works by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Dmitri Shostakovich to an audience-less hall amid concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
Valerie Coleman is the Classical Woman of the Year
Performance Today celebrates Women's History Month by honoring the women who have made a lasting impact on classical music and those who love music. The 2020 Classical Woman of the Year is composer and performer Valerie Coleman.
Kids bored? Classical Kids Storytime to the rescue!
With schools closed, we know it can be hard to fill your little ones’ days. To help, we have at the ready a full lineup of episodes of Classical Kids Storytime, classic stories with a classical twist. Classical Kids Storytime is supported by the Minnesota College Savings Plan.
Young Artist in Residence: Geneva Lewis
Violinist Geneva Lewis is Performance Today's current Young Artist in Residence. Geneva recently joined Fred Child for conversation and music at our studio in Saint Paul, Minnesota. You can hear it all here!
Listen to Classical MPR on Amazon Echo and Google Home, and much more
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well as install Alexa skills for all of the themed YourClassical music streams. Here's how.