Classical Music Features

• Giveaway: Dvorak trios with David Finckel and Wu Han
  David Finckel and Wu Han are coming to St. Paul for a sold-out performance with the Schubert Club, if you were lucky enough to get tickets, we hope you enjoy the show. If not, we've got a great consolation prize: a copy of their brand new Dvořák trios release.January 24, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Robert Jorczak
  Educational psychologist from the University of Minnesota, Bob Jorczak, likes to stump his friends on musical trivia, including this classical host!January 23, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Reflections on Mozart
  The young Canadian Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart on his new disc. Though he's just 17, he clearly brings a wealth of reflection to his performance of these two concertos.January 22, 2013
• Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night from the MN Opera
  Kevin Puts won the Pulitzer Prize for music with Silent Night, which received its world premiere by the Minnesota Opera in St. Paul. You can hear it on air Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. on Classical MPR.January 22, 2013
• King's legacy celebrated with music on Performance Today
  On the holiday named for Martin Luther King, Jr., we'll remember Dr. King's legacy with music. We'll feature conductor Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony in a very special concert in honor of Dr. King, featuring Cellist Yo-Yo Ma. On air at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21.January 21, 2013
• Maria Stuarda live from the Met
  Tune in on Saturday, January 19 at noon to hear David McVicar's new production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at the Met Opera, starring Joyce DiDonato.January 18, 2013
• Video Game Music Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference?
  We've been playing video game music all week, now the moment of reckoning: can you tell the difference between these Classical compositions and Video Game scores? Take our quiz and find out.January 18, 2013
• Andras Schiff's 'Well-Tempered' Guide To Bach
  The pianist has such an intimate relationship with the Well-Tempered Clavier, hearing him play its kaleidoscopic preludes and fugues is like getting an inside view of a wondrously successful lifelong marriage. Communing daily with Bach helps the pianist stay fit and inspired.January 17, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: B-Boy J-Sun
  Jason Noer is one of the hottest hip-hop dancers in The Cities. He has taken his work off the street and onto the stage at the Cowles and completely blown up any misconceptions about this art form. He dances at the Cowles this week and you should see how him busta move to Beethoven.January 17, 2013
• Flicks in Five - Lauren Bacall
  Betty Jean Perske started as a dancer, then went to acting school. When the tuition money ran out, she turned to modeling, and if not for an appearance on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, she might never have been cast opposite Humphrey Bogart.January 17, 2013
• Live Jan.17 At Carnegie Hall: The Philadelphia Orchestra
  Led by its new, young music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra shows off in virtuoso works by Maurice Ravel and Dmitri Shostakovich, as well as a rarely heard concerto with an exceptional violinist, all Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.January 16, 2013
• New Classical Tracks - Game Music
  Famed violinist Angèle Dubeau debuts "Game Music"January 15, 2013
• Video-game music advances to next level
  Popularity of Top Score inspires Classical MPR's on-air playlist this week.January 14, 2013
• Flicks in Five: Charlie Chaplin
  Well-known as a movie-making wunderkind, Charlie Chaplin was also known to dabble in the musical arts.January 12, 2013
• Il Trovatore, Live from the Met
  Tune in at noon on Saturday, January 12 to hear the Met Opera perform Verdi's classic opera.January 11, 2013

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