Now playing:
Flute Concertino
Composer:
Cecile Chaminade
Conductor:
Philippe Auguin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Manuela Wiesler, flute
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Schedule for
April 24, 2026
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12:01 AM
O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style
Composer:
Thomas C. Kelly
Conductor:
Fionnuala Hunt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Black Box
1003
12:17 AM
Dance Suite after Couperin (selections)
Composer:
Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Dresden State Orchestra
EMI
64350
12:38 AM
Sonatina
Composer:
Antonin Dvorak
Soloists:
Isaac Stern, violin
Sony
62597
1:01 AM
Suite Andaluza
Composer:
Celedonio Romero
Soloists:
Angel Romero, guitar
Telarc
80213
1:19 AM
Summer Children
Composer:
Nagayo Motoori
Conductor:
Jean-Francois Paillard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
1:23 AM
Clarinet Quintet
Composer:
Johannes Brahms
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Carducci Quartet
Soloists:
Julian Bliss, clarinet
Signum
448
2:01 AM
Panamanian Dances
Composer:
William Grant Still
Conductor:
Isaiah Jackson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Koch
7154
2:16 AM
A Shropshire Lad
Composer:
George Butterworth
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Halle Orchestra
Halle
7503
2:29 AM
Theme Varie
Composer:
Cecile Chaminade
Soloists:
Joanne Polk, piano
Steinway & Sons
30239
2:35 AM
Symphony No. 61
Composer:
Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Delos
3063
3:01 AM
Five Pieces for String Orchestra
Composer:
Heino Eller
Conductor:
Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish National Orchestra
Chandos
8525
3:18 AM
O ignis spiritus (O fire of the Paraclete)
Composer:
Hildegard von Bingen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Harmonia Mundi
907327
3:26 AM
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"
Composer:
Robert Schumann
Conductor:
David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Telarc
80182
4:01 AM
The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice
Composer:
Eric Coates
Conductor:
John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos
20036
4:06 AM
Bohemian Forest: In the spinning-room
Composer:
Antonin Dvorak
Soloists:
Artur Pizarro, piano
Odradek
323
4:11 AM
Spirit of Trees: 5th movement
Composer:
Alan Hovhaness
Soloists:
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Telarc
80530
4:17 AM
Violin Concerto
Composer:
Samuel Barber
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Itzhak Perlman, violin
EMI
55360
4:41 AM
Cinnamon Grove
Composer:
Nathaniel Dett
Soloists:
Clipper Erickson, piano
Navona
6013
5:01 AM
Symphony No. 1: 4th movement
Composer:
Florence Price
Conductor:
Roderick Cox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chineke! Orchestra
London/Decca
4853996
5:06 AM
La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture
Composer:
Gioacchino Rossini
Conductor:
Christian Benda
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Prague Sinfonia Orchestra
Naxos
570935
5:15 AM
Canzon Noni Toni
Composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Wallace Collection
Nimbus
5236
5:19 AM
Ludus pro Patria: Night and Love
Composer:
Augusta Holmes
Conductor:
David Reiland
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est
Bru Zane
2006
5:25 AM
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Composer:
Peter Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cleveland Orchestra
London/Decca
414159
5:46 AM
From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento
Composer:
Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic
Philips
422399
6:03 AM
Las Dos Hermanitas (Two Sisters)
Composer:
Francisco Tarrega
Soloists:
Celedonio Romero, guitar
Delos
1004
6:10 AM
Andersen: Entr'acte
Composer:
Oskar Nedbal
Conductor:
Miroslav Homolka
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra
Supraphon
111413
6:17 AM
Second Suite: Petite Waltz and Menuet
Composer:
Theodore Dubois
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sylvan Winds
Soloists:
Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute
Albany
1755
6:22 AM
Irish Suite for Strings
Composer:
Arthur Duff
Conductor:
Fionnuala Hunt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Black Box
1003
6:32 AM
Clarinet Concerto: 3rd movement
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Martin Frost
Orchestra/Ensemble:
German Chamber Philharmonic
Soloists:
Martin Frost, basset clarinet
Bis
1893
6:42 AM
Symphony
Composer:
Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Jun Markl
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Lyon National Orchestra
Naxos
572583
6:53 AM
Concerto Grosso: March
Composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Norman Del Mar
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
EMI
47812
7:06 AM
Wand of Youth: The Little Bells
Composer:
Edward Elgar
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Koss
1014
7:09 AM
Zadok the Priest
Composer:
George Frideric Handel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
phil Blech Wien
Soloists:
Olivier Latry, organ
DG
4857221
7:17 AM
Minuet No. 3
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Jean Jacques Kantorow
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of the Auvergne
Denon
3871
7:20 AM
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Composer:
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Conductor:
Frank Beermann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
North German Radio Philharmonic
CPO
777122
7:32 AM
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": Rondo
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Evgeny Kissin, piano
EMI
6311
7:43 AM
Yao Dance
Composer:
Liu Tieshan
Soloists:
Xuefei Yang, guitar
London/Decca
4819139
7:50 AM
Flute Concertino
Composer:
Cecile Chaminade
Conductor:
Philippe Auguin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Manuela Wiesler, flute
Bis
529
8:01 AM
Bagatelles: Poco Allegro
Composer:
Antonin Dvorak
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vogler Quartet
Soloists:
Oliver Triendl, harmonium
CPO
777624
8:06 AM
Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Composer:
Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
London/Decca
473371
8:10 AM
Scherzo
Composer:
Alfredo Catalani
Conductor:
Francesco La Vecchia
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Symphony Orchestra
Naxos
573072
8:17 AM
Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Ottavio Dantone
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Accademia Bizantina
London/Decca
4782718
8:24 AM
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Composer:
Camille Saint-Saens
Conductor:
Giancarlo Guerrero
Orchestra/Ensemble:
NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
Soloists:
Bomsori Kim, violin
DG
4860789
8:34 AM
Symphony No. 1: Finale
Composer:
Alexander Borodin
Conductor:
Jun'ichi Hirokami
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Bis
726
8:43 AM
Nabucco: Overture
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Sony
68468
8:51 AM
Concerto for Two Horns
Composer:
Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor:
Ludwig Guttler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saxony Virtuosi
Capriccio
10223
9:01 AM
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Composer:
John Williams
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
9:06 AM
The Moon Bridge
Composer:
Florence Price
Conductor:
John Jeter
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Malmo Opera Chorus
Soloists:
Jan Karlsson Korp, piano
Naxos
559951
9:09 AM
leaves and trees
Composer:
Rachel Portman
Soloists:
Caroline Dale, cello, Rachel Portman, piano
Node
2020
9:15 AM
The Happy Forest
Composer:
Arnold Bax
Conductor:
David Lloyd-Jones
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish National Orchestra
Naxos
553608
9:26 AM
Horn Concerto No. 4
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Jose Antonio Mendez Padron
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Havana Lyceum Orchestra
Soloists:
Sarah Willis, horn
Alpha
937
9:45 AM
Serenade No. 1: Allegro molto
Composer:
Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic
DG
410654
10:01 AM
Sonata No. 6
Composer:
Heinrich Biber
Conductor:
Roy Goodman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Parley of Instruments
Hyperion
66145
10:06 AM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Composer:
Bedrich Smetana
Conductor:
William Boughton
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Nimbus
5120
10:13 AM
A Favorite French Air
Composer:
Sophia Dussek
Soloists:
Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp
Hortus
178
10:21 AM
Mother and Child
Composer:
William Grant Still
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Duo Dolce
MSR
1752
10:29 AM
Scenes from Childhood
Composer:
Robert Schumann
Soloists:
Helen Huang, piano
Teldec
13148
10:48 AM
Symphony No. 7
Composer:
William Boyce
Conductor:
Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Argo
417824
11:01 AM
Bassoon Concerto: Rondo
Composer:
Gioacchino Rossini
Conductor:
Janne Nisonen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Soloists:
Jaakko Luoma, bassoon
Ondine
1324
11:06 AM
Pines of Rome: Pines of the Villa Borghese
Composer:
Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Enrique Batiz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Naxos
553245
11:09 AM
Pine Trees
Composer:
Mary Lattimore
Soloists:
Mary Lattimore, harp
Ghostly
370
11:14 AM
The Royal Palaces Suite: The Ballroom in Buckingham Palace
Composer:
Arthur Bliss
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos
9896
11:19 AM
Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"
Composer:
Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:
Hugh Wolff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Teldec
46313
11:44 AM
Variations on a Waltz for Orchestra
Composer:
Jerome Moross
Conductor:
JoAnn Falletta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Koch
7188
12:01 PM
Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)
Composer:
Fritz Kreisler
Soloists:
Maria Duenas, violin, Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
DG
4865708
12:06 PM
Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)
Composer:
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Conductor:
Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic
Sony
81894
12:17 PM
Scenes from the Louvre
Composer:
Norman Dello Joio
Conductor:
Capt. Philip Chevallard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
US Air Force Band in Blue
USAF
30171
12:28 PM
Dolly Suite
Composer:
Gabriel Faure
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio and Television Orchestra
EMI
63379
12:48 PM
Violin Concerto: Finale
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Lisa Batiashvili
Orchestra/Ensemble:
German Chamber Philharmonic
Soloists:
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Sony
33400
1:01 PM
Concerto Grosso: 2nd movement
Composer:
Henry Cowell
Conductor:
Richard Auldon Clark
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra
Koch
7282
1:06 PM
String Trio: Rondo
Composer:
Franz Schubert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Grumiaux Trio
Philips
438700
1:12 PM
Spring Festival Overture
Composer:
Huan Zhi Li
Conductor:
Kektjiang Lim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Marco Polo
225826
1:19 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1
Composer:
Peter Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Martha Argerich, piano
Philips
446673
1:53 PM
Sevillana
Composer:
Joaquin Turina
Soloists:
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
EMI
66574
2:01 PM
Csardas
Composer:
Vittorio Monti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Festival Orchestra
Soloists:
Josef Sakonov, violin
London/Decca
444786
2:06 PM
Our Town: Grover's Corners
Composer:
Aaron Copland
Conductor:
Elgar Howarth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Sinfonietta
London/Decca
1231
2:10 PM
Impromptu
Composer:
Clara Schumann
Soloists:
Anna Shelest, piano
Music & Arts
1310
2:13 PM
Symphony No. 1
Composer:
Vasily Kalinnikov
Conductor:
Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish National Orchestra
Chandos
8611
2:52 PM
Serenade No. 4: 8th movement
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Teldec
90842
3:01 PM
Sine Nomine
Composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Eugene Corporon
Orchestra/Ensemble:
North Texas Wind Symphony
Composer's Collection
681
3:06 PM
Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
Composer:
Arthur Sullivan
Conductor:
Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Philips
434916
3:12 PM
Winterreise (Winter Journey): Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree)
Composer:
Franz Schubert
Soloists:
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor, Helmut Deutsch, piano
Sony
95652
3:18 PM
Serenade for Winds
Composer:
Antonin Dvorak
Conductor:
Hugh Wolff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Teldec
46315
3:45 PM
Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Soloists:
Kim Kashkashian, viola, Keith Jarrett, harpsichord
ECM
1501
4:03 PM
Lenox Avenue: The Blues
Composer:
William Grant Still
Soloists:
Jeni Slotchiver, piano
Zoho
202008
4:06 PM
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball
Composer:
Hector Berlioz
Conductor:
Eliahu Inbal
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Denon
73208
4:13 PM
Chamber Concerto
Composer:
Antonio Vivaldi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Musica Pacifica
Dorian
93252
4:25 PM
Flight of the Bumblebee
Composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists:
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
RCA
60242
4:27 PM
Symphony
Composer:
Luigi Boccherini
Conductor:
Johannes Goritzki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
German Chamber Academy
CPO
999175
4:41 PM
Appalachia Waltz
Composer:
Mark O'Connor
Soloists:
Mark O'Connor, violin, Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Edgar Meyer, double bass
Sony
68460
4:48 PM
Schlagobers Ballet: Entrance and dance of the Sugar; Round dance of Sugar, Coffee, and Cocoa; Whipped cream waltz
Composer:
Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Hiroshi Wakasugi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Denon
73414
5:01 PM
Youthful Suite: English Waltz
Composer:
Percy Grainger
Soloists:
Martin Jones, piano
Nimbus
5220
5:06 PM
Hungarian Dance No. 4
Composer:
Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Otmar Suitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Berlin
Denon
4597
5:12 PM
Concerto Serenade: 1st movement
Composer:
Joaquin Rodrigo
Conductor:
Enrique Batiz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists:
Nancy Allen, harp
EMI
67435
5:22 PM
Rienzi: Overture
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra
Naxos
557055
5:33 PM
Sonata No. 5
Composer:
Gioacchino Rossini
Conductor:
Thomas Furi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Camerata Bern
DG
413310
5:49 PM
Savannah River Holiday
Composer:
Ron Nelson
Conductor:
Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA
68786
6:01 PM
March Militaire No. 1
Composer:
Franz Schubert
Soloists:
Yaara Tal, piano, Andreas Groethuysen, piano
Sony
68240
6:06 PM
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Cantata
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Henriette Schellenberg, soprano, Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano, Jon Humphrey, tenor, Myron Myers, baritone
Telarc
80248
6:14 PM
La Belle Helene (Beautiful Helene): Overture
Composer:
Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Darrell Ang
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Lille National Orchestra
Naxos
573694
6:24 PM
Suite No. 1: Fuga con Pajarillo
Composer:
Aldemaro Romero
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sphinx Virtuosi
DG
4865014
6:33 PM
Scherzo Capriccioso
Composer:
Antonin Dvorak
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc
80206
6:46 PM
Bass Tuba Concerto
Composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Anne Manson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
Bis
1515
7:01 PM
Downton Abbey: A Royal Command
Composer:
John Lunn
Conductor:
Alastair King
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of London
London/Decca
31059
7:06 PM
A Very Little Night Music
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soloists:
Haruna Shinoyama, violin, Neza Klinar, violin, Philipp Comploi, cello, Florian Birsak, harpsichord
DG
2024
7:19 PM
Queen Louise Waltz
Composer:
Hans Christian Lumbye
Conductor:
Giordano Bellincampi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tivoli Symphony Orchestra
Naxos
556843
7:26 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
DG
431660
7:39 PM
The Source of Life
Composer:
Rosy Wertheim
Soloists:
Naoko Christ-Kato, piano
Genuin
25932
7:44 PM
The Plain (La Vega)
Composer:
Isaac Albeniz
Conductor:
Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Christopher Parkening, guitar
EMI
56859
8:01 PM
The Tempest: Rustic Dance
Composer:
Ernest Chausson
Conductor:
Jose Serebrier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Belgian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
Chandos
8369
8:06 PM
Swedish Dances
Composer:
Max Bruch
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Philips
420932
8:16 PM
Peanuts Gallery: Schroeder's Beethoven Fantasy
Composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Conductor:
Alexander Jimenez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Florida State University Symphony Orchestra
Soloists:
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Naxos
559656
8:20 PM
Piano Sonata No. 17 "The Tempest"
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Soloists:
Maurizio Pollini, piano
DG
4794325
8:43 PM
Horn Concerto No. 1
Composer:
Richard Strauss
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Soloists:
Dennis Brain, horn
EMI
47834
9:01 PM
Passaggio
Composer:
Ludovico Einaudi
Soloists:
Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, piano
DG
17999
9:06 PM
Helios Overture
Composer:
Carl Nielsen
Conductor:
Edward Gardner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos
5314
9:19 PM
Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Composer:
Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Paavo Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Telarc
80601
9:36 PM
Pride and Prejudice: Dawn
Composer:
Dario Marianelli
Soloists:
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
Sony
64131
9:40 PM
Sea Sketches
Composer:
Grace Williams
Conductor:
John Andrews
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Resonus
10349
10:01 PM
Wesendonck-Lieder (Wesendonk Songs): Traume (Dreams)
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Mathieu Herzog
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists:
Camille Thomas, cello
DG
4838564
10:06 PM
Little Serenade
Composer:
Lars-Erik Larsson
Conductor:
Goran Nilson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orebro Chamber Orchestra
Bluebell
12
10:18 PM
String Quartet No. 5
Composer:
Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Isidore String Quartet
Delos
3622
10:53 PM
Andante
Composer:
Fanny Mendelssohn
Soloists:
Heather Schmidt, piano
Naxos
570825
11:01 PM
Lute Suite "L'Infidele": Sarabande
Composer:
Silvius Weiss
Soloists:
Jon Mendle, archguitar
In a Circle
11:06 PM
Symphony No. 5
Composer:
Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cleveland Orchestra
Sony
63124
11:47 PM
Sari Siroun Yar (Beauty of the Mountains)
Composer:
Traditional Armenian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aznavoorian Duo
Cedille
209
11:52 PM
Mountains are Far Away
Composer:
Kayhan Kalhor
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Silk Road Ensemble
Soloists:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony
93962
Julie Amacher
Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, WI. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Classical 24 in 1997 as a host and producer. She has managed the service since 2007.
Jake Armerding
Jake Armerding grew up playing classical violin and listening to ‘80s pop radio. He spent 20 years on the road as an instrumentalist, appearing on such revered stages as Carnegie Hall and the Newport Folk Festival, before pivoting toward local musical work. He was thrilled to land a spot on the YourClassical team in the last days of 2024. He and his wife oversee the developing rowdiness of their three boys.
Scott Blankenship
Scott Blankenship started his radio career in college when he began working as a volunteer at a local cable radio station, announcing alternative and new rock music. His love and appreciation of classical music began at public radio station KVNO in Omaha, where he spent 13 years in various on-air and management roles, five of those years as the morning drive-time host.
Ward Jacobson
Ward Jacobson has enjoyed a radio career spanning over two decades as a morning show host and sportscaster, as well as producer/host of an interview program where he chatted with authors, musicians, politicians and newsmakers.
Jillene Khan
Jillene Khan has built a successful broadcasting career around her love of music, sharing stories, and curiosity about the world. She is a Minnesota native who grew up in a home where the radio was always on, and she was captivated by the fun conversations that happened between the music. Her career has taken her to radio stations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Davenport, Iowa; Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin; and along the way, she’s earned a Gracie Award and other honors for her work. Jillene’s favorite thing about being a Classical host is uncovering the stories told within the music and exploring the lives of the composers who wrote it. For her, that’s where the real magic of Classical music comes alive. Outside the studio, Jillene and her partner, Lorie, love to enjoy outdoor adventures, catch live music whenever they can, and attempt to stay on the good side of their spirited tuxedo cat, Harri.
Elizabeth Lyon
Elizabeth Lyon joins the classical ranks as our assistant program director and fill-in host after six years working for us as a master control specialist, board operator and producer. Her new role combines her love of working technically, behind-the-scenes, as well as stepping in front of the microphone to share her favorite music. As the assistant program director, she coordinates programming, serves as an on-air host and dips her toes in every part of the department. That’s what she loves most about working in radio: “It’s like a river you flow on and you don’t know where you’ll end up, but you love the ride.” Although a violinist by training, her favorite classical composers are tied to her roots in choral music. When not doing all things audio, she can be found hiking, reading, or volunteering with programs that benefit children.
Bonnie North
For host Bonnie North, classical music is more than just a genre — it's a way of life. She stumbled into the world of radio after responding to a newspaper ad for Vermont Public Radio seeking a classical music DJ for its Sunday afternoon show. Despite having no previous radio experience, she was confident in her knowledge of classical music and took a chance. She created an audition tape, and the rest is history. Her favorite composer depends on her mood. Sometimes she seeks the meditative sounds of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, while other times she craves the angular compositions of Igor Stravinsky. Of course, she also loves the classics by composers who include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. But she is always looking for contemporary composers and is eager to discover new musical talents. Outside of work, she loves to attend live music events. She also enjoys traveling and having friends and family scattered throughout the United States and Europe. But her love for animals is just as strong, and she often volunteers at animal shelters. She is an avid duathlon participant, combining her love for running and biking in one exciting event.
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor grew up in a household where his father and boisterous Irish uncles would often noisily debate what was to be played on the turntable: Between the three brothers, and depending on the mood of the day, it wavered between Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson and Gordon Lightfoot. (The brothers also hailed from Toronto). Kevin's career arc seemed to follow suit, spinning and selling classical, jazz, folk and pop music on the radio, and briefly in retail, for the past three decades.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he migrated do the Pacific Northwest, landing the requisite free-form overnight shift at his college station, KBSU, Boise. This was the first among many rungs in a public radio career that has always permitted him to express his passions for great music and explore his mercenary tendency toward spreading the message to anyone who will listen. For the past 18 years, he has served as music director and afternoon host at KBEM. He is also an avid cyclist and walker.
Melissa Ousley
Melissa Ousley stumbled into a career in broadcasting many years ago when she moved to Wichita, Kansas to be near her soon-to-be husband. The attraction (to radio work, that is) was immediate and the chance to be around great music without having to practice was irresistible. After establishing herself as a host and producer in Kansas, Melissa moved to Minnesota and continued her work at WCAL in Northfield and Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul. Her morning classical show at WCAL was twice named "Best Classical Radio Program" by the Twin Cities paper City Pages.
Melissa grew up near New York City. As a teenager, she attended the Preparatory Division of the Manhattan School of Music. Her bachelor's degree is from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. When she's away from the airwaves, Melissa loves to run, read, and spend time with her family.
Mindy Ratner
Mindy Ratner fell hopelessly in love with radio as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she volunteered at an on-campus student station. She worked at the local public television station and began her career in earnest as an announcer at Wisconsin Public Radio. The native New Yorker moved on to stations in Cincinnati and Philadelphia before joining Minnesota Public Radio in 1983. April 1998 marked the beginning of a great life adventure, as Ratner began work as a music host and producer on the English Service of China Radio International in Beijing before a return to MPR. Her extracurricular interests include international travel; folk, ballroom and contra-dancing; choral singing; hanging out with her amazing Chinese cat; and trying to stay ahead of the weeds in her garden…with varying degrees of success!
Melanie Renate
Through her many mentors at KROC in Rochester, Minnesota, Melanie Renate learned how to splice tape in tandem with learning how to use her voice. She eventually found her path combining her ability to care for people with her love of radio broadcasting. As a certified health and wellness coach and a passionate yogi and mental-health advocate, she has developed a deep appreciation for ways in which music can aid in overall wellness. She is excited to bring her passion for people with her as she steps back behind the microphone as a classical host.
Steve Seel
Steve Seel is the host of YourClassical’s weekly SymphonyCast and the trailblazing music show Extra Eclectic. He possesses a broad knowledge of many musical genres, having hosted radio programs ranging from classical to jazz and even avant-garde music at radio stations around the country. Steve began his love affair with public radio at 24 working whatever shifts he could at his hometown station of WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and from there worked his way to snowy Buffalo, New York, and its renowned classical station WNED-FM, where he hosted middays and the weekly experimental-music show Present Tense. In 2005, Steve became one of the founding voices on Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, the Current. While there, he hosted afternoons and mornings, and conducted in-depth interviews with pop music luminaries ranging from Brian Eno to David Byrne to Tori Amos. Steve is a basement composer obsessed with all things both minimalist and slow, and might actually be incapable of writing anything that exceeds 75 beats-per-minute.
Steve Staruch
Steve Staruch can be heard on Classical Minnesota Public Radio from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays, including hosting Friday Favorites, as well as nationally during those times. Before joining MPR in 2004, Steve presented a variety of radio programs on WCAL in Northfield, Minn., where he created an immensely popular call-in program, and on WXXI in Rochester, N.Y. Outside radio, he enjoys work as a freelance tenor and violist. He and his wife, Naomi, enjoy traveling, gardening and hosting dinner parties.
Lynne Warfel
Lynne Warfel celebrates 30 years as a broadcaster in 2014. She started in Los Angeles in 1984 at the venerable commercial classical station KFAC, and also worked at KUSC. She then lived in Edinburgh, Scotland for five years working in a classic rock format at Radio Forth in Edinburgh before returning to the States and joining Minnesota Public Radio in 1993. Lynne trained as an actor, graduating from Northwestern University and also trained at Second City Workshop. She's a 35 year member of Actor's Equity and Screen Actors' Guild. She finished a Masters in Theology from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Her interests and passions include: laughing, dog rescue, her Collies and Gordon Setters, her Lipizzan horse, Teddy and her two extremely funny, smart and sweet sons, Peter and Josh.