This year, Julie Amacher counts down her six favorite New Classical Tracks interviews of 2016 and shares them in their entirety on 'New Classical Tracks Uncut.' For December 23, Julie shares her full conversation with pianist Helene Grimaud, who talks about her album, 'Water,' and her desire to raise awareness about global water-related issues.

New Classical Tracks: Gaelynn Lea - Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn

This year, Julie Amacher counts down her six favorite New Classical Tracks interviews of 2016 on 'New Classical Tracks, Uncut.' For December 16, Julie shares her full conversation with Yo-Yo Ma and Johnny Gandelsman, who collaborated on an album for Silk Road Ensemble. "I think Johnny's secret is that he gives great parties," Yo-Yo Ma says. "And this whole album is really about having a fabulous party."

New Classical Tracks: Kirk Elliott - Solstice Spirit (Pipistrelle music)

Sometimes the best stories get left on the cutting room floor. This year, Julie Amacher picks those stories up and shares them with you. She'll count down her six favorite New Classical Tracks interviews of 2016 on 'New Classical Tracks, Uncut.' For December 9, Julie shares her full conversation with violinist Rachel Barton Pine. At age 5, Rachel discovered the power of music. "I just realized that music has a power to communicate [that] just goes beyond other ways that we might communicate with each other," she says, "And it has this power to move us and to accomplish great things."

New Classical Tracks: Judith Clurman - Essential Voices USA "Season of Light"

Sometimes the best stories get left on the cutting room floor. This year, Julie Amacher picks those stories up and shares them with you. She'll count down her six favorite New Classical Tracks interviews of 2016 on "New Classical Tracks, Uncut." For December 2, Julie shares her full conversation with violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman. "I just try and reinvent myself," Zukerman says about his lengthy and fruitful career. "That's what I do, that's my life."

New Classical Tracks: Yolanda Kondonassis, Gil and Orli Shaham, Jason Vieaux - Ginastera 100

New Classical Tracks: Lara Downes - America Again

New Classical Tracks: Barry Douglas - Celtic Airs