April 22 is Earth Day. As we celebrate our planet, we can also celebrate how the beauty of nature has inspired composers to write some of their best works. Take a journey across our world, and explore music inspired by water.
With many arts organizations and concert halls closing their doors due to concerns from the coronavirus, there has been a surge in performances offered for free online. Here is our updated list of great performances that you can enjoy from home.
Shruthi Rajasekar is an Indian-American composer making her mark in the classical music world. Learn more about her composing style, inspirations and her favorite activities outside of music.
For Women's History Month, we're highlighting composers, conductors and performers who have helped shape the face of classical music. Here are 10 contemporary women composers whom you should add to your music rotation.
Learn about the Lunar New Year, the significance of the Year of the Ox, and listen to our playlist in celebration of the holiday.
Are you looking to add to your recipe book as well as your music playlists? Here's what classical music you can pair with your favorite comfort foods.
What do your favorite classical hosts love to listen to? You might be surprised. Here are top 10 lists from the people behind the microphone.
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most well-known composers of Western classical music and a household name. Even though he seems like a musical legend, he was human, just like us! In celebration of the composer's 250th birthday, learn five things you might have in common with Beethoven.
Why does your dishwasher play you a song, and why does your washing machine play Schubert? There's more than meets the eye when it comes to jingles played by your appliances.
To celebrate National Radio Day (Aug. 20), Classical MPR offers a special presentation of our live March 13 broadcast of the Minnesota Orchestra, with remastered audio and new commentary from host Melissa Ousley, as a gift to listeners. On that historic night, the orchestra performed to an audience-less hall amid concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
For Pride Month, we're shining a light on contemporary queer composers to support and listen to. Check out these 10 artists whom you should add to your regular classical listening.
Watch a video featuring 350 students from the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies in a mass virtual performance of 'Jupiter' from Holst's 'The Planets' -- GTCYS' signature season finale piece typically performed at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
With much of the world sheltering in place these days, classical artists everywhere are sharing their work through videos of at-home performances. Classical fans are posting all kinds of content, too. Here are some of our favorites.
Do you hate Valentine's Day? Are you tired of hearing romantic arias and serenades all the time? Here's a playlist of anti-romantic and downright miserable classical music to darken your mood.
The harp is perhaps an instrument that has one of the strongest stereotypes associated with it. Why do we think of such a narrow image of harp players? Learn how gender roles and stereotypes have changed for the instrument throughout the years.
Drew Petersen played on a mysterious Steinway piano with a story. Listen to his recent performance at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, and learn about the history of the piano he performed on.
Plenty of classical works are deemed standards in Valentine's Day playlists, but why? Learn how classical music plays a role in romance.
Valentine's Day is approaching, and it's time to queue up some classical music to celebrate. But how much do you know about love-themed classical tunes? Take our quiz to find out, and get inspired!
We asked you to tell us your favorite chamber pieces to celebrate our new Chamber Music stream. We've tallied the votes, and here are the top 20 chamber pieces, as voted by you.
Contemporary music ensemble Roomful of Teeth is reshaping the face of vocal music by blending Western classical techniques with vocal traditions from around the globe.