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07/18/2025
Congress just eliminated federal funding for public media. The impact will be devastating and felt by the entire public media system.
Due to federal and state funding cuts, MPR is now facing a budget gap of over $6 million this year alone. Your support is urgently needed. Donate at mpr.org.
07/18/2025
The Minnesota Orchestra has appointed Isaac Thompson as its next president and CEO. A Twin Cities native and Mounds View High School graduate, Thompson currently serves in the same role at the Oregon Symphony and will step into his new position in Minneapolis on Oct. 14. Find out more below.
A Twin Cities native and Mounds View High School graduate, Thompson will step into his new position in Minneapolis on Oct. 14.
07/18/2025
07/17/2025
Violinist Tessa Lark and cellist Joshua Roman join bassist Edgar Meyer to perform music by J.S. Bach and Meyer himself in their upcoming performance at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, on YourClassical MPR.
Violinist Tessa Lark and cellist Joshua Roman join bassist Edgar Meyer to perform music by J.S. Bach and Meyer himself in their upcoming performance at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, on YourClassical MPR.
07/17/2025
The Senate passed an amended rescissions bill that still includes deep cuts to public media. It now heads back to the House for a vote. Urge your representatives to vote NO and protect the public media system our communities rely on.
Take action at mpr.org/action
07/16/2025
When Australian rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard decided to launch a U.S. tour to celebrate their newest album, they turned to a master of the classical-pop crossover. Minnesota Orchestra conductor Sarah Hicks was deemed the ideal fit for the band’s eight-date tour with seven different orchestras. Find out more below!
She’ll lead seven different orchestras in concerts with genre-bending band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
07/15/2025
07/12/2025
Looking to continue your observance of Independence Day into the weekend? Enjoy another chapter in an ongoing series devoted to American composers and instruments, past and present, on this week's episode of Pipedreams, 'Americana Revisited.' Listen now with host Michael Barone!
. . . archive recordings of some of the many marvelous pipe organs to be found in Wisconsin’s lakeside Brew City.
07/10/2025
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Takács Quartet celebrates its 50th anniversary with a recording featuring Marc-André Hamelin on piano quintets by Dvořák and Price. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
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On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Takács Quartet celebrates its 50th anniversary with a recording featuring Marc-André Hamelin on piano quintets by Dvořák and Price. Listen now with host Julie Amacher!
07/09/2025
Get ready to be charmed by The OK Factor on July 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Surdyk's Liquor & Cheese Shop. ✨🎻Stroll through the renovated store as you enjoy classical music and complimentary beverage tastings.
YourClassical MPR host Vernon Neal will get the evening started with a curated soundtrack and then The OK Factor will perform live.
This event is non-seated, 21+ and FREE with RSVP – let us know you’ll be attending by filling out the form on our website: yourclassical.org/happyhour
See you there!🥂🎶
An evening of music and delight at Surdyk’s Liquor & Cheese Shop in Minneapolis.
07/08/2025
For 40 years, Studio Ghibli's world-class animated films have enchanted global audiences, including Joe Hisaishi's unforgettable film scores. Join us as we celebrate the legacy of this legendary composer with host Akshaj Turebylu. Listen now!
For 40 years, Studio Ghibli’s world-class animated films have enchanted global audiences, including Joe Hisaishi’s unforgettable film scores. Join us as we celebrate the legacy (and 75th birthday) of this legendary composer with host Akshaj Turebylu. Listen now!
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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.
