New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher

By American Public Media

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What's New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher about?

Host Julie Amacher provides an in-depth exploration of a new classical music release each week.

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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher episodes:

04.24.2024
Cellist Sophie Shao celebrates the joy of life through music inspired by France
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ cellist Sophie Shao celebrates the joy of life through music inspired by France on her second solo album alongside pianists Ieva Jokubaviciute and Adrienne Kim titled ‘CanCan Macabre.’ Find out more!
04.10.2024
JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic explore 'Echoes of Eastern Europe'
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductor JoAnn Falletta leads the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Antonín Dvořák and David Serkin Ludwig on their latest album, ‘Echoes of Eastern Europe.’ Find out more!
04.03.2024
Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Jonathan King highlight women composers
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Will Liverman highlights women composers past and present on his new album with pianist Jonathan King, 'Show Me the Way.' Find out more!
03.27.2024
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde improvise together on their new album
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ pipa player Gao Hong and flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde improvise together on their new album, ‘Alondra.’ Find out more!
03.20.2024
Vikingur Olafsson becomes the 'Goldberg Variations' on his latest album
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson explores, performs and becomes J.S. Bach’s 'Goldberg Variations' on his latest album. Find out more!
03.13.2024
Neave Trio explores music by women — including Cecile Chaminade, 'the Taylor Swift of her time'
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Neave Trio explores the music of Lili Boulanger, Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre and Ethel Smyth on their new album, ‘A Room of Her Own.’ Find out more!
03.06.2024
James Blachly and Curtis Stewart premiere Julia Perry's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductor James Blachly leads the Experiential Orchestra alongside violinist Curtis Stewart in the world premiere recording of Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto on their new album, ‘American Counterpoints.’ Find out more!
02.28.2024
Conductors Diane Retallack and Eugene Rogers present 'Black Is Beautiful'
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductors Diane Retallack and Eugene Rogers lead the Eugene Concert Choir and Orchestra play the music of Joel Thompson and Undine Smith Moores on their new album, ‘Black is Beautiful.’ Find out...
02.21.2024
Cellist Matt Haimovitz honors Thomas de Hartmann's music
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductor Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra present their recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 ('Symphony of a Thousand'). Find out more!
02.14.2024
Osmo Vanska and Minnesota Orchestra present Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand'
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ conductor Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra present their recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 ('Symphony of a Thousand'). Find out more!
02.07.2024
Lara Downes reimagines Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'
On the latest episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ Lara Downes presents a reimagined ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ arranged by composer Edmar Colón in a performance alongside Edwin Outwater and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra. Find out more!
01.31.2024
Angele Dubeau and La Pieta honor music of Philip Glass with 'Signature'
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ violinist Angele Dubeau honors the music of Philip Glass alongside her ensemble La Pieta on her latest album, ‘Signature.’ Listen now!
01.24.2024
Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio presents Beethoven's complete piano trios
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ the Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio present their latest recording featuring all of Beethoven’s piano trios. Listen now!
01.17.2024
Tina Davidson connects with family, life and nature on 'Hymn of the Universe'
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ composer Tina Davidson explores her connection to family, life and nature in her latest album, ‘Hymn of the Universe.’ Listen now!
01.10.2024
John Jeter and Fort Smith Symphony honor composer Louis Wayne Ballard
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ John Jeter and the Fort Smith Symphony release an album featuring the music of Native American composer, performer and educator Louis Wayne Ballard. Listen now!
01.03.2024
Guitarist Milos Karadaglic finds 'Baroque' sound on his new album
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ guitarist Miloš Karadaglić collaborates with UK-based early music ensemble Arcangelo and conductor Jonathan Cohen on his new album, ‘Baroque.’ Listen now!
12.27.2023
Listen to New Classical Tracks' top episodes of 2023
We love sharing the most exciting new recordings on New Classical Tracks every year. Listen to this special end-of-year episode and find out which albums made the list of the 10 most popular episodes of 2023. Listen now!
12.20.2023
Alyssa Reit offers a delightful collection of carols on 'A Christmas Feast'
On this week’s episode of ‘New Classical Tracks,’ harpist and arranger Alyssa Reit offers a delightful collection of Christmas carols for a variety of instruments on her new release, 'A Christmas Feast.' Find out more!
12.13.2023
Voces8 presents 'A Choral Christmas'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, Voces8 joins with the Voces8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, led by co-founder and artistic director Barnaby Smith, in their new holiday album, ‘A Choral Christmas.’ Find out more!
12.06.2023
Chicago a Cappella celebrates Hanukkah on 'Miracle of Miracles'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, the vocal ensemble Chicago a Cappella, under the direction of John William Trotter, presents a wide range of music for the Hannukah season on its latest album, ‘Miracle of Miracles.’ Find out...
11.29.2023
Kellen Gray and Royal Scottish National Orchestra present 'African American Voices II'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, conductor Kellen Gray and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra explore the diversity and array of aesthetics among African American composers in their latest album, ‘African American Voices II.’ Find out more!
11.22.2023
String ensemble Sybarite5 champions new music on its latest album, 'Collective Wisdom'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, string ensemble Sybarite5 demonstrates its commitment to new music on its latest album, 'Collective Wisdom.' Find out more!
11.15.2023
Violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng explore Brazilian music in 'Chorinho'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng explore Brazilian music, present and past, on their latest recording, 'Chorinho.' Find out more!
11.08.2023
Pianist Shai Wosner explores Beethoven's 'Diabelli Variations' on new recording
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, pianist Shai Wosner presents his latest recording, featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘Diabelli Variations.’ Find out more!
11.01.2023
James Newton Howard reimagines music from M. Night Shyamalan's movies on 'Night After Night'
On this week’s episode of New Classical Tracks, composer James Newton Howard reimagines the music from director M. Night Shyamalan’s movies on ‘Night After Night,’ an album featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Hilary Hahn and Maya Beiser. Find out more!
10.25.2023
Pianist Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth collaborate in 'Stillpoint'
New Classical Tracks - Awadagin Pratt by ...
10.18.2023
Guitarist Plinio Fernandes combines Bach and Brazilian music on 'Bacheando'
New Classical Tracks - Plinio Fernandes (radio edit) by ...
10.11.2023
Simone Menezes honors the Amazon rainforest on her new collaborative album
Simone Menezes, Camila Provenzale and Philharmonic Zurich – Amazônia: Villa-Lobos - Glass (Alpha Classics) New Classical Tracks - Simone Menezes (radio edit) ...
10.04.2023
Carolyn Surrick and Ronn McFarlane share a part of their lives in 'And So Flows the River'
Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick: And So Flows the River (Flowerpot Productions) New Classical Tracks - Carolyn Surrick & Ronn McFarlane ...
09.27.2023
Conspirare and Miro Quartet collaborate on 'House of Belonging'
Conspirare – Miró Quartet/Craig Hella Johnson – House of Belonging (Delos) New Classical Tracks - Craig Hella Johnson ...
09.20.2023
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine combines classical and metal in 'Dependent Arising'
Rachel Barton Pine/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Tito Muñoz – Dependent Arising (Cedille Records) New Classical Tracks - Rachel Barton Pine ...
09.13.2023
Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu explore the beauty of America on ‘From Method to Madness’
Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu – From Method to Madness: The American Sound (Albany) New Classical Tracks - Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu ...
09.06.2023
Marc-Andre Hamelin and Cathy Fuller present 'Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles'
Marc-André Hamelin – Fauré: Nocturnes and Barcarolles (Hyperion) New Classical Tracks - Mark-Andre Hamelin and Cathy Fuller ...
08.30.2023
Sphinx Virtuosi ensemble uplifts Black and Latin American composers on 'Songs for Our Times'
Sphinx Virtuosi – Songs for Our Times (Deutsche Grammophon) New Classical Tracks - Andre Dowell, Sphinx Virtuosi ...
08.23.2023
Harpist Ashley Jackson and Harlem Chamber Players explore African roots
Ashley Jackson and the Harlem Chamber Players – Ennanga (Bright Shiny Things) New Classical Tracks - Ashley Jackson ...
08.16.2023
Pianist Michelle Cann explores the music of Bonds and Price in 'Revival'
Michelle Cann – Revival: Music of Price and Bonds (Curtis Studio) New Classical Tracks - Michelle Cann ...
08.09.2023
Pianist Gabríel Ólafs explores the nostalgia of Icelandic lullabies
Gabriel Olafs and Steiney Sigurðardóttir: Lullabies for Piano and Cello (Decca) New Classical Tracks - Gabriel Olafs ...
08.02.2023
Joshua Bell and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra present 'Butterfly Lovers'
Joshua Bell, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Tsung Yeh: Butterfly Lovers (Sony Classical) New Classical Tracks - Joshua Bell ...
07.19.2023
William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet relive British Invasion
William Kanengiser and the Alexander String Quartet — British Invasion (Foghorn Classics) New Classical Tracks - William Kanengiser and Ian Krouse ...
07.12.2023
Hilary Hahn explores her heritage with violin works by Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye
Hilary Hahn - Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Violin (Deutsche Grammophon) New Classical Tracks - Hilary Hahn ...
07.05.2023
Maya Beiser presents a feminine angle to Bach's cello suites
Maya Beiser – InfInIte Bach: J.S. Bach’s Six Cello Suites (Islandia Music Records) New Classical Tracks - Maya Beiser ...
06.14.2023
Violinist Randall Goosby explores concertos by Price and Bruch
Randall Goosby with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin — Max Bruch & Florence Price Violin Concertos (Decca) New Classical Tracks - Randall...
06.07.2023
Lara Downes releases 'Love at Last,' an album of healing and hope
Lara Downes – Love at Last (PENTATONE) New Classical Tracks - Lara Downes ...
05.31.2023
Violinist Tessa Lark goes back to her roots
Tessa Lark — The Stradgrass Sessions (First Hand Records) New Classical Tracks - Tessa Lark ...
05.24.2023
Osmo Vänskä finds a message about life in Mahler's Symphony No. 9
Osmo Vänskä/Minnesota Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (BIS) New Classical Tracks - Osmo Vanska ...
05.17.2023
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol combines jazz with classical Turkish music
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol and A Far Cry — A Gentleman of Istanbul (Crier) New Classical Tracks - Mehmet Ali Sanlikol ...
05.10.2023
Brooklyn Rider creates music out of opportunity
Brooklyn Rider — The Wanderer (Icy Cold Records) New Classical Tracks - Nicholas Cords ...
05.03.2023
Conductor JoAnn Falletta has built a reputation championing American composers
JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra — Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' & Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Naxos) New Classical...
04.19.2023
Pianists Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang bring many cultures together
Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang — Connecting Cultures (BGR) New Classical Tracks - Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang ...
04.12.2023
Eric Whitacre wants you to feel at 'Home'
Eric Whitacre and Voces8 — Home (Decca) New Classical Tracks - Eric Whitacre ...

What's New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher episodes:

Cellist Sophie Shao celebrates the joy of life through music inspired by France

JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic explore 'Echoes of Eastern Europe'

Baritone Will Liverman and pianist Jonathan King highlight women composers

Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde improvise together on their new album

Vikingur Olafsson becomes the 'Goldberg Variations' on his latest album

Neave Trio explores music by women — including Cecile Chaminade, 'the Taylor Swift of her time'

James Blachly and Curtis Stewart premiere Julia Perry's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Conductors Diane Retallack and Eugene Rogers present 'Black Is Beautiful'

Cellist Matt Haimovitz honors Thomas de Hartmann's music

Osmo Vanska and Minnesota Orchestra present Mahler's 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Lara Downes reimagines Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue'

Angele Dubeau and La Pieta honor music of Philip Glass with 'Signature'

Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio presents Beethoven's complete piano trios

Tina Davidson connects with family, life and nature on 'Hymn of the Universe'

John Jeter and Fort Smith Symphony honor composer Louis Wayne Ballard

Guitarist Milos Karadaglic finds 'Baroque' sound on his new album

Listen to New Classical Tracks' top episodes of 2023

Alyssa Reit offers a delightful collection of carols on 'A Christmas Feast'

Voces8 presents 'A Choral Christmas'

Chicago a Cappella celebrates Hanukkah on 'Miracle of Miracles'

Kellen Gray and Royal Scottish National Orchestra present 'African American Voices II'

String ensemble Sybarite5 champions new music on its latest album, 'Collective Wisdom'

Violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng explore Brazilian music in 'Chorinho'

Pianist Shai Wosner explores Beethoven's 'Diabelli Variations' on new recording

James Newton Howard reimagines music from M. Night Shyamalan's movies on 'Night After Night'

Pianist Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth collaborate in 'Stillpoint'

Guitarist Plinio Fernandes combines Bach and Brazilian music on 'Bacheando'

Simone Menezes honors the Amazon rainforest on her new collaborative album

Carolyn Surrick and Ronn McFarlane share a part of their lives in 'And So Flows the River'

Conspirare and Miro Quartet collaborate on 'House of Belonging'

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine combines classical and metal in 'Dependent Arising'

Clancy Newman and Natalie Zhu explore the beauty of America on ‘From Method to Madness’

Marc-Andre Hamelin and Cathy Fuller present 'Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles'

Sphinx Virtuosi ensemble uplifts Black and Latin American composers on 'Songs for Our Times'

Harpist Ashley Jackson and Harlem Chamber Players explore African roots

Pianist Michelle Cann explores the music of Bonds and Price in 'Revival'

Pianist Gabríel Ólafs explores the nostalgia of Icelandic lullabies

Joshua Bell and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra present 'Butterfly Lovers'

William Kanengiser and Alexander String Quartet relive British Invasion

Hilary Hahn explores her heritage with violin works by Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye

Maya Beiser presents a feminine angle to Bach's cello suites

Violinist Randall Goosby explores concertos by Price and Bruch

Lara Downes releases 'Love at Last,' an album of healing and hope

Violinist Tessa Lark goes back to her roots

Osmo Vänskä finds a message about life in Mahler's Symphony No. 9

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol combines jazz with classical Turkish music

Brooklyn Rider creates music out of opportunity

Conductor JoAnn Falletta has built a reputation championing American composers

Pianists Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang bring many cultures together

Eric Whitacre wants you to feel at 'Home'