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Yo-Yo Ma keeps alive the passion

Yo-Yo Ma keeps alive the passion

Music is meant to be shared, and no one knows that better than Yo-Yo Ma. Over the past 30 years, the gifted cellist has explored many of his musical passions with some of the greatest musicians of our time. On his new disc, "Appassionato," he opens his book of musical memoirs.
by Julie Amacher

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St. Paul is where "The Grapes of Wrath" are scored

St. Paul is where "The Grapes of Wrath" are scored

After more than a decade of planning, capped by a month of intensive rehearsing, the creators of the new opera "The Grapes of Wrath" are optimistic. They hope they feel the same way after the Minnesota Opera's premiere on Saturday night.
by Karl Gehrke

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Cincinnatians show flair for Russian fare

Cincinnatians show flair for Russian fare

In a new recording, conductor Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra touch on three different phases of Sergei Rachmaninoff's career, ranging from the light, experimental work of a composer just coming into his own and culminating in the full symphonic sound of his later years.
by Julie Amacher

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A Baroque flutist has proven his mettle

A Baroque flutist has proven his mettle

In mastering the one-keyed, wooden Baroque flute, Barthold Kuijken has become more than familar with the peculiarities of the instrument. He stopped by Minnesota Public Radio to play a suite of dances and talk with host Alison Young.
by Alison Young

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He's an artist, he don't look back

He's an artist, he don't look back

An exhibition that's about to open at the Weisman Art Museum explores a pivotal period in Bob Dylan's career, a time that includes his Minnesota years. It reveals a lot about Dylan's ability to transform himself as an artist.
by Chris Roberts

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"The Separation" joins crunchy guitars with crystalline polyphony

"The Separation" joins crunchy guitars with crystalline polyphony

The mystical sounds of a 15th-century choral mass mix with thrashing guitars and crashing drums this weekend at the Walker Art Center. The Walker brings together jazz drummer Bobby Previte with the St. Paul-based Rose Ensemble, a choral group more at home with ethereal medieval chant.
by Karl Gehrke

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Old Mendelssohn can still make new memories

Old Mendelssohn can still make new memories

Why make yet another recording of a warhorse like Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto? Violinist Janine Jansen says every emotion is different each time a piece is performed. She underscores her case with a new CD.
by Julie Amacher

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This weekend's action is at the Concertina Bowl

This weekend's action is at the Concertina Bowl

Football fanatics still have another week before their big day, Super Bowl Sunday, arrives. But for fans of a certain kind of accordion, the biggest bowl event of the year happens Saturday in Blaine, Minnesota -- the Concertina Bowl.
by Chris Roberts

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