In this special celebrating the 150th birthday of composer Sergei Rachmaninov, grandson Alexandre Rachmaninoff (d. 2012) who was custodian of the Rachmaninov Foundation and the Swiss estate, reflects on his grandfather's legacy and reputation.

From an early age, both Felix and his sister, fellow composer Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, demonstrated enormous musical talent. We'll hear the results of their talents in this one-hour special which celebrates the return of Spring.

In Ireland, the instrument almost always missing from a traditional Irish music ‘session’ is the piano, but Irish music is increasingly being championed and performed by classical pianists.

Originally from Venezuela, host Inés Guanchez now lives now in Costa Rica and is a new host on Your Classical Minnesota. With a master’s degree in Communications and Piano Performance from the University of Minnesota, Inés is also a member of Dúo Ávila, a violin and piano ensemble whose mission is the exploration and performance of works by underrepresented composers, namely women composers and composers of color.

The Metropolitan Opera, in association with Lincoln Center and the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, announced a concert to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of its neighbor.

The soulful art, stories and more of the Harlem Renaissance’s cultural giants will leap from the history pages to the New World Center in an event you do not want to miss.

Join host Kathlene Ritch as she celebrates Black History Month! Featuring music of African American composers William Dawson and Moses Hogan. Kathlene chats with composer and conductor Dr. Andre Thomas, as they discuss how concert spirituals and their performance practice have evolved over the 20th century through the present day.

September 25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Get comfortable and tune in...if you dare! Daniel Gilliam presents "Requiem for a Scream" with bone-chilling music from John Carpenter's "Halloween," Michael Abel's score for Jordan Peele's "Us," and selections from "Beetlejuice" and "The Shining." You won't be able to escape the grip of death in Franz Liszt's "Totentanz" or the mystery of Alexander Scriabin's "Black Mass" sonata. It's gonna be fun! And terrifying.