Classical MPR broadcasts of the Minnesota Orchestra's 2018-2019 season
Here is the Classical MPR live broadcast schedule for the Minnesota Orchestra's exciting 2018-2019 season.
Minnesota Orchestra
We're pleased to present live, full-length Minnesota Orchestra broadcast concerts on (most) Friday nights at 8 p.m.
Program Schedule
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Composer Florence Price gets spotlight in Minnesota Orchestra's American music showcase
The Minnesota Orchestra's American Expressions Festival is featuring works by well-known men such as Barber, Bernstein and Gershwin. But the festival also includes a symphony by an African-American woman named Florence Price.
Who will replace Osmo Vanska as conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra?
The Minnesota Orchestra is on a hunt for a new music director after Osmo Vanska announced last week that he'll step down in 2022. Listen as Classical MPR director Brian Newhouse and conductor Bill Eddins discuss the orchestra's search with MPR News' Angela Davis.
Minnesota Orchestra performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio live on CMPR
Listen Sunday as Classical MPR presents the Minnesota Orchestra and Chorale performing J.S. Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio.' This holiday spectacular begins at noon with a special encore broadcast of Cantata Nos. 1, 2 and 3 from 2017, followed at 2 p.m. by a live broadcast of Cantata Nos. 4, 5 and 6. Conductor Nicholas Kraemer shares his insights on the work.
Cellist Anthony Ross performs Shostakovich with the Minnesota Orchestra, live on Classical MPR
This weekend, principal cellist Anthony Ross will perform Shostakovich's Second Cello Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra for the first time publicly. Hear it live at 8 p.m. Friday on Classical MPR.
Minnesota Orchestra conjures 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'
This weekend, the Minnesota Orchestra kicks off a new season of films in concert with a performance of 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' live at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Conductor Sarah Hicks describes the complicated process of bringing these unique cinematic-musical experiences to the stage.
Gil Shaham plays Prokofiev with Minnesota Orchestra live on Classical MPR
Violinist Gil Shaham joins the Minnesota Orchestra this week to play Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1. Hear it live at 8 p.m. Friday on Classical MPR, along with works by Strauss and Brahms, led by guest conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Hear Northrop's organ sing again with the Minnesota Orchestra live on Classical MPR
After three years of restoration and decades of disrepair, the magnificent Aeolian-Skinner organ at the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium will sing again in concerts this weekend with Grammy-winning organist Paul Jacobs and the Minnesota Orchestra. Hear them live at 8 p.m. Friday on Classical MPR.