This program features Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan as soloist in Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold by Gerard Grisey, Magnus Lindberg's Souvenir (in Memoriam of Gérard Grisey), and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor.

Music Director Ricardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the overture to Cimarosa's "The Secret Marriage" and Mozart's Gran Partita.

Joshua Bell joins the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra to perform Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and to lead the SPCO from the concertmaster’s chair in two more time-tested favorites: Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 and the Symphony No. 1 by George Bizet.

Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach.

Michael Barone hosts this program featuring music from the diverse repertoire for the organ.

Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "Maurice Ravel” - This week begins Exploring Music’s 20th season of Exploring Music! To celebrate, Bill is revisiting his very first program: the intriguing life and art of French composer Maurice Ravel.