We're pleased to present live, full-length Minnesota Orchestra broadcast concerts on (most) Friday nights at 8 p.m.
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| Friday at 8:00 pm | Classical MPR | Find a Station |
Composer Jeff Beal has written more than just the Emmy-winning score to Netflix's political drama "House of Cards." He recently finished a flute concerto which received its world premiere by soloist Sharon Bezaly, conductor Osmo Vanska, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Joshua Bell returns to the Twin Cities to perform tonight with the Minnesota Orchestra. He'll be featured not only in Henri Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 but also Pablo de Sarasate's 'Zigeunerweisen.' Hear the concert live on Classical MPR at 7:30 p.m.
This weekend, organist Cameron Carpenter performs Rachmaninoff with the Minnesota Orchestra. Carpenter has a lot of opinions on organs, especially the digital one he conceived. Hear his performance live Friday night on Classical MPR.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra executive Michelle Miller Burns has been selected by the Minnesota Orchestra as its new president and CEO. She succeeds Kevin Smith, who will retire Aug. 31 after successfully navigating the orchestra through a difficult labor crisis.
Minnesota Orchestra concertmaster Erin Keefe is straying off the beaten path with a violin work that's close to her heart: Kurt Weill's Concerto for Violin and Woodwinds. You can hear it, along with Mahler's 'Titan' Symphony, in this week's Minnesota Orchestra concerts, including Friday night's live broadcast on Classical MPR.
Finnish conductor John Storgards takes the podium this weekend in Minneapolis to lead the Minnesota Orchestra in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 and Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, with soloist Kenny Broberg. Listen to the live broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday on Classical MPR.
French-Canadian conductor Bernard Labadie leads the Minnesota Orchestra and Chorale in concerts this weekend featuring Faure's epic Requiem. "I could not think of a better way of leaving this world" than with this music, he says. Hear it live Friday night on Classical MPR.
What do you get when you combine six symphonies and four concertos by a favorite composer in eight concerts? For the Minnesota Orchestra, the result is its Tchaikovsky Marathon, which runs from New Year's Eve to Jan. 14 and presents 10 of the Russian heavyweight's biggest works. Classical MPR will be there live, including a special broadcast on New Year's Day.
This weekend, the Minnesota Orchestra is filling the Minneapolis Convention Center with young (and not-so-young) wizards thrilling to John Williams's score for 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.'
The Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra each received Grammy nominations Tuesday for their latest classical recordings.
This weekend, the Minnesota Orchestra is playing the complete score to Disney's 'Little Mermaid,' reminding audiences that Alan Menken's score is an exuberant celebration of music.