Breakfast Classics

Composer Michael Torke's music has been called optimistic, joyful and uplifting. It's also been described as post-minimalist. VPM's Mike Goldberg talks with Michael about the creative process and some of his most recent work.

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes recently released a new album on the Sony Classic label featuring the most substantial piano collection by Antonin Dvořák. VPM's Mike Goldberg talks with Leif about these 13 postcards for piano that show entirely different side of the composer from his widely known symphonies and string quartets.

Grammy-nominated composer Peter Boyer is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers today. VPM's Mike Goldberg talks with him about a new release "Balance of Power," which includes commissions for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the inauguration of President Joe Biden.