The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Discover great music as you browse through more than 250 recordings of the SPCO recorded by Classical MPR.

Julie Albers is the principal cello of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. She is giving master classes for young cellists during the International Cello Institute. In a conversation with Steve Staruch, she describes her own master class experiences.

Listen live at 2 p.m. Sunday as the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs great works by Mozart, including 'Don Giovanni' and the 'Prague Symphony,' on Classical MPR. Steve Seel hosts.

Bearing Witness is a project by St. Paul-based cellist Kirsten Whitson. Focusing on stories of injustice and human rights, the program includes video transitions and narration to accompany Whitson's cello. Performances go through June 10.

Why is representation in classical music important? What does it feel like for black millennials in the concert hall? How is the music experience unique at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)?

On this episode of YourClassical Story, Carol Kiecker from Minneapolis, Minn., shares how she found a new classical music partner at a Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra concert.

Easter Sunday would not be complete without Handel's 'Messiah.' Listen at noon Sunday as Classical MPR presents the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Singers, an international cast of soloists and conductor Jeanette Sorrell in an encore performance of this holiday spectacular.

This weekend the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra presents a free event for families called Spirited Strings, in which storytelling and music go hand in hand. Hear the violin, viola and cello in a new version of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.' Crafts, games and other activities will be available, too.

In recent years, the musicians of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra have tackled many new challenges. To recognize their efforts, the orchestra will hold a Musician Appreciation Concert on Thursday night, featuring the orchestra's artistic director and principal violin, Kyu-Young Kim.

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Jeremy Denk plays one of his favorite pieces, Beethoven's 'Emperor Concerto,' this weekend with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Find out why the pianist loves the work so much and hear his performance Saturday night during Classical MPR's live broadcast of the SPCO's season-opening concert.

From Bach to Beat Box is an ambitious project that involves tossing the music of J.S. Bach into a hungry arena of performers, including rapper Terrell Woods (aka Carnage the Executioner), folk-classical string duo the OK Factor, and the classically trained jazz pianist Samuel Rosenstone. It's the latest creation of Mischa Santora's Minneapolis Music Company.

For the first time since 2014, much-beloved former Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra artistic partner and international pop star Bobby McFerrin returns to Minnesota with his ensemble Voicestra for eight performances at the Dakota in Minneapolis.

This Saturday at 8 p.m., join Alison Young on Classical MPR for our live broadcast of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, featuring compositions by American composer Hannah Lash, Igor Stravinsky and more.

Violinist and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Artistic Partner Patricia Kopatchinskaja won a Grammy with the ensemble for their recording, 'Schubert: Death and the Maiden.'

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performed with artistic partner Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a program that explored the mystery behind various incomplete musical fragments as well as music from their Grammy-winning album, Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' Quartet.

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Join Alison Young in celebrating Easter with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's performance of Handel's 'Messiah,' a piece who's message continues to resonate nearly 300 years later.