Classical Music Features

• SPCO returns to the stage after a bitter lockout
  After a punishing contract dispute and a five-month lockout, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra returned to the stage last night for the first time since musicians and management reached a labor settlement. On the surface the concert was all about the music, but underneath, raw emotions remain.May 10, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: Inna Faliks
  Part of the magic of the performance of the Mendelssohn Piano Concert No. 1 at the Basilica of St Mary on April 27 was the precision and emotional "color" of the Minnesota Sinfonia led by Jay Fishman. Also, Inna Faliks' piano playing will have you shouting bravo to the radio!May 9, 2013
• Minnesota Orchestra cancels rest of season
  Minnesota Orchestra management said today that it had cancelled all remaining concerts of the 2012-2013 season, citing musicians refusal to negotiate while a lockout continues.May 8, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Elizabeth Cutter
  Hennepin County Judge Elizabeth Cutter was named a Minnesota Lawyer of the year in 2011 and became a District Court judge just this past January, but tells me her life can be told musically.May 8, 2013
• Bruce Coppock back as head of SPCO
  Former St. Paul Chamber Orchestra leader Bruce Coppock will return as its president and managing director, the SPCO announced Tuesday.May 7, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Rachel Barton Pine
  Rachel Barton Pine is never at a loss for new musical projects. Her latest, titled Violin Lullabies, is one she's had in the back of her mind for years.May 7, 2013
• Minnesota Varsity Showcase Concert
  Minnesota Varsity's Showcase Concert on April 28 was a sparkling finale to our high school classical music initiative's third season! Re-live the excitement of the Minnesota Varsity Showcase, or hear it for the first time, Tuesday May 7 at 8:00 p.m.!May 6, 2013
• Morning Glories: Standout recordings from young string quartets
  Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a stand-out work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.May 6, 2013
• Flicks in Five: The Sound of Music
  Loosely based on a true story, The Sound of Music was last in the string of successful musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein.May 4, 2013
• Live from the Met: Dialogues des Carmelites
  Tune in at 12:00 p.m. on May 4 for a live broadcast of Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites from the Metropolitan Opera, and enjoy a slideshow from the production.May 3, 2013
• Exclusive Preview: Garrison Keillor and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, "A Night at the Fitz"
  In a warm and wonderful evening of storytelling, laughter and plenty of music, Garrison Keillor is joined by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. For a limited time, you can stream the entire album.May 3, 2013
• Osmo Vanska threatens resignation if deal is not reached
  Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska announced today that he would resign his post if musicians and management couldn't reach a deal to be playing again by September 2013.May 2, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: St. Olaf Band
  A tour-de-force for any ensemble, this week's Regional Spotlight performance of the Janacek Sinfonietta by the St. Olaf Band is filled with colorful fanfares and rhythmic drive.May 2, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Grace Tangjerd Schmitt
  Grace Tangjerd Schmitt is the president of Guild Incorporated, a community based mental health organization. She brings a marvelous playlist, many pieces by composers who had their own struggles with mental disease.May 1, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Exiles, Emigres, and Nomads
  Lara Downes's new disc, "Exiles' Cafe," explores music by composers who have left their homelands -- music that she says speaks of "vanished worlds and altered lives."April 30, 2013

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