WATCH: Time for Three in the CPR Performance Studio
One of the best things about summer? Musicians stopping by the CPR Performance Studio on their way to one of Colorado’s many other summer music festivals.
WATCH: Robert Spano, Seraphic Fire in Haydn’s ‘The Creation,’ the finale to Aspen Music Festival’s 2023 season
Join us for an Aspen livestream from the Benedict Music Tent on CPR Classical this Sunday!
WATCH: Mozart’s earliest opera masterpiece, ‘Idomeneo,’ live from Aspen
Watch the triumphant tale of Idomeneo, the King of Crete, live from the Aspen Music Festival opera stage on Thursday, August 17. Neptune saves Idomeneo from the ocean after Idomeneo’s success in the Trojan War, setting into motion a tale of love, loyalty and family. This epic, bold opera premiered just a few days before Mozart’s 25th birthday.
A summer highlight: McGegan and Pratt team up for something old and something new
Two big names in classical music, conductor Nicholas McGegan and pianist Awadagin Pratt, are meeting for the first time in Aspen this summer.
A melting pot of American music: American immigrants and visitors in classical music
Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans pull out the fireworks, hotdogs and historic music in an effort to honor the birth of our nation.
Summerfest Postcards 2023: explore Colorado’s summer music festivals through audio snapshots
It’s the sights and sounds of Colorado’s summer music festivals through one minute snapshots with CPR Classical’s Summerfest Postcards.
CPR Classical’s Summerfest 2023: Hear world-class music from Aspen, Vail and Boulder
Colorado is one of the top destinations for summer classical festivals in the world. Renowned musicians and audiences flock to the Centennial State for performances in gorgeous spaces. And CPR Classical brings the excitement to you every day on the radio June 15 – August 20.
CPR Classical Spotlight: SoYoung Lee
SoYoung Lee is the executive and music director of Rocky Ridge Music, a center for music education at the foot of Longs Peak.
CPR Classical Spotlight: Claude Sim
Violinist Claude Sim was appointed associate concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony at the age of 21.
CPR Classical Spotlight: Yi Zhao
Yi Zhao is assistant concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony, but you may have heard her in Salida or Colorado Springs or Broomfield.
What is your classical essential?
Essential Classics Weekend is back! It’s a long-standing tradition for CPR Classical. On both Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, it’s wall-to-wall essentials starting Thursday at 3 p.m.
CPR Classical Spotlight: Richard O’Neill
Violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill has been part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s long-standing ensemble-in-residence, the Takacs Quartet, since 2020.
An ode to the endangered: Classical music you should listen to for Earth Day
Music and nature share an inseparable bond. Composers like Beethoven and Dvorak have long celebrated their love of nature in music.
Your old instrument could make a big difference in a child’s life this year
Sarah Starbuck is an educator at Thornton Middle School.
LISTEN: ‘For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope’ live from the Met on CPR Classical
Join CPR Classical Friday, February 24 at 5 p.m. MT for a live concert from the Metropolitan Opera and the Lincoln Center: “For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope.”
Special Opera Colorado broadcast on CPR Classical
Hear the magic of Opera Colorado and Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana in a one-night-only event on CPR Classical!
