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09/21/2025
On the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, we begin our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with works from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina and Peru, including Gabriela Ortiz’ ‘Canto Abierto’ and Jimmy Lopez Bellido’s ‘Peru Negro.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of Extra Eclectic, we begin our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with works from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina and Peru, including Gabriela Ortiz’ ‘Canto Abierto’ and Jimmy Lopez Bellido’s ‘Peru Negro.’ Listen now with host Steve Seel!
09/20/2025
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Klaus Mäkelä and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Concertgebouworkest) are joined by celebrated violinist Janine Jansen for Prokofiev’s effervescent Violin Concerto No. 1. Mozart’s ‘Paris Symphony’ and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra bookend the evening. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Klaus Mäkela and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are joined by celebrated violinist Janine Jansen for Prokofiev’s effervescent Violin Concerto No. 1. Mozart’s ‘Paris Symphony’ and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra bookend the evening...
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joins Thomas Søndergård for a Minnesota Orchestra season opener you won’t want to miss. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, on YourClassical MPR.
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joins Thomas Søndergård for a Minnesota Orchestra season opener you won’t want to miss. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, on YourClassical MPR.
09/18/2025
On this week’s ‘Beats Per Minute,’ YourClassical’s Mya Temanson talks about the Seattle Symphony’s historic hiring of new music director Xian Zhang; Prince William's championing of classical music for children; and Come As You Are, an exciting new music initiative by Steven Banks, saxophone. Listen now.
09/17/2025
Looking for more music by composers who achieved significant mileposts this year? Host Michael Barone has your back with this week's episode of Pipedreams, 'Anniversary Accolades 2025 (II).' Listen now!
. . . more music by composers who achieved significant mileposts this year.
09/16/2025
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Through October 15th, join YourClassical’s Hispanic Heritage Month Stream host Ines Guanchez Mercado as she explores the rich music traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean. Listen through the link below!
¡Feliz Mes de la herencia Hispana! De hoy hasta el 15 de octubre, escucha cómo la anfitriona del stream del Mes de la herencia Hispana de YourClassical, Inés Guanchez Mercado, explora las tradiciones musicales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe en la música clásica. ¡Sintonízate a través del siguiente link!
Classics from Latin America and the Caribbean
09/15/2025
Jessica Mallow Gulley will begin her new role as The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's President and Managing Director on Oct. 13, 2025. Before then, however, Mallow Gulley visited YourClassical MPR to be Tom Crann’s guest DJ. In addition to selecting three of her favorite pieces of music, Mallow Gulley spoke highly about the SPCO and what makes it a special and unique organization.
Mallow Gulley is joining the SPCO from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, where she served as President and CEO since 2019.
09/15/2025
There are 88 keys on the piano, and each one plays a different note. But how did they choose those 88 notes and why did they stop there? Is that even something someone chooses? In the second episode of Classically Training, Dr. Andy Fleser explains the history of one of the world’s most important instruments.
Visit the link below to watch the episode:
In this episode, Dr. Andy Fleser explains the history of the piano, one of the world’s most important instruments.
09/13/2025
Did you know ...? 🧐 Our pals at Class Notes provide free K‑12 classroom resources and concert experiences that inspire students and support teachers.
Visit the link below to check out a treasure trove of music-education resources, including a deep library of videos:
Class Notes: Inspiring students and supporting teachers through free, easy-to-use music education resources.
09/12/2025
On the latest episode of SymphonyCast, Bruce Liu makes his BBC Proms debut with Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed Piano Concerto No. 2. He joins the Philharmonia Orchestra and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who also perform works by Gabriela Ortiz and Mussorgsky.
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On this episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ Bruce Liu makes his Proms debut with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. He joins the Philharmonia Orchestra and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who also perform works by Gabriela Ortiz and Mussorgsky. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
09/11/2025
If you think last week's episode of Pipedreams featured a lot of artists at work, this week's episode features *even more* artists at work!
Visit the link below to listen to additional surprises from the varied and surprising contents of the Pipedreams archive.
. . . additional surprises from the varied and surprising contents of the Pipedreams archive.
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Minnesota Public Radio® (MPR) is one of the nation’s premier public radio stations producing programming for radio, digital and live audiences and operates a 46-station radio network serving nearly all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states. Reaching 1 million listeners each week, MPR and its three regional services—MPR News, Classical MPR and The Current—produce programming for radio, digital and live audiences. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found online.
Mission: Our Mission is to enrich the mind and nourish the spirit, thereby enhancing the lives and expanding the perspectives of our audiences, and assisting them in strengthening their communities.
Vision: We will be the leader in creating trusted and meaningful listening experiences with and for curious people.
Overview and History
Since its origins as a single classical music station in 1967 at KSJR in Collegeville, Minn., MPR has earned nearly 1,000 broadcasting and journalism awards, including seven George Foster Peabody Awards (dubbed the “Oscar of broadcasting”), six Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, a prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Gold Baton Award and a Grammy Award.
American Public Media, MPR’s national programming division, is one of the largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the world and the distributor of several public radio programs—including Live from Here®, Performance Today®and Marketplace®—reaching 20 million listeners on nearly 1,000 radio stations nationwide each week. It is the largest producer and distributor of classical music programming in the country. Learn more about American Public Media.
Minnesota Public Radio uses its regional network and technical infrastructure to deliver vital public services throughout Minnesota, specifically: the state’s Emergency Alert System (EAS); the state’s AMBER Alert System, used for child-abduction warnings; and Radio Talking Book, the reading service from the Minnesota State Services for the Blind.
Minnesota Public Radio’s 100-seat UBS Forum provide venues for discussion forums, political debates, program recordings, cultural programming and more.
MPR Quick Facts
MPR began broadcasting from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., on January 22, 1967.
Every week, 20 million people listen to programming by Minnesota Public Radio’s national programming division, American Public Media
MPR has 46 network stations and 41 translators.
Contributions from corporations, foundations, institutional sponsors and individuals make up 60% of MPR’s overall budget.
MPR News has received more than 1,000 awards, including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, George Foster Peabody Award and numerous national Edward R. Murrow Awards.
American Public Media produces more classical music programming than any other media outlet and ranks second in the nation for overall public radio programming production volume.
Source: Data are copyright Nielsen Audio. Data are estimates only.
