Minnesota Orchestra

Minnesota Orchestra to embark on first tour by professional U.S. Orchestra to South Africa, performing in five cities in honor of Nelson Mandela Centenary, August 2018

Jeremy Messersmith to Perform with Minnesota Orchestra at 2018 Symphony Ball, May 12

Minnesota Orchestra performs West Side Story Live in Concert

CONCERT ADDED: Minnesota Orchestra adds second performance with Leslie Odom, Jr., March 23, 2018

Bernard Labadie Conducts Fauré's Requiem with Minnesota Orchestra and the Minnesota Chorale, February 9 and 10

Ben Folds performs with the Minnesota Orchestra, January 19 and 20

Violinist James Ehnes Returns for Tchaikovsky Marathon Performances

Tchaikovsky Marathon continues with concerts featuring pianist Kyle Orth and Principal Cello Anthony Ross

Minnesota Orchestra Begins Tchaikovsky Marathon with New Year Celebration Concerts, Conducted by Osmo Vänskä

Minnesota Orchestra Reports Fiscal 2017 Balanced Budget

George Winston performs solo concert at Orchestra Hall, Dec. 22

Minnesota Orchestra presents new holiday program featuring stories by Kevin Kling and stage direction by Peter Rothstein

Concert Cancellation Notice: Leslie Odom, Jr. Concert Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 18 is Cancelled

Minnesota Orchestra announces the return of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert

Helmuth Rilling Conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Dec. 9 and 10

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2017-18 Sensory-Friendly Concert Series

Rufus Wainwright performs with the Minnesota Orchestra, Dec. 2

Merry and Bright: A Big, Brassy Christmas with Charles Lazarus opens the holiday season at Orchestra Hall

Minnesota Orchestra presents Disney The Little Mermaid In Concert Live to Film, November 25 and 26

Leslie Odom, Jr. Performs With The Minnesota Orchestra, Nov. 18

Rafael Payare debuts with Minnesota Orchestra, conducting Brahms' Fourth Symphony

Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra celebrate Minnesota Public Radio's 50th Anniversary with special concert

Osmo Vänskä conducts Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony and the world premiere of Sebastian Currier's RE-FORMATION

Vänskä conducts new music by emerging composers at 2017-18 "Future Classics" Concert, Nov. 10

Minnesota Orchestra presents Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, Oct. 27 and 28

Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Beethoven's Fourth Symphony with the Minnesota Orchestra, Oct 12 to 14

Minnesota Orchestra announces 2017-18 Inside the Classics and Symphony in 60 concerts

John Snow Appointed Minnesota Orchestra Principal Oboe

Roderick Cox conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances and Argento's Valentino Dances

Minnesota Orchestra to perform "Symphonic Adventures" at area high schools

Minnesota Orchestra presents LA LA LAND In Concert, September 30 and October 1

Minnesota Orchestra celebrates Finland's Centennial in Finnish-themed concerts, September 22 and 23

Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra open a new season with Stravinsky's Firebird, September 14 to 16

CONCERT ADDED: Minnesota Orchestra adds second performance with Cloud Cult, April 8, 2018

Minnesota Orchestra adds two concerts to Fall line-up

Rebecca Albers wins Minnesota Orchestra Principal Viola position

Sarah Hicks extends contract with Minnesota Orchestra as Principal Conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall series

Andrew Litton's final Sommerfest concerts feature dancers from New York City Ballet and Strauss' Salome

Music Director Osmo Vänskä extends contract with Minnesota Orchestra

Andrew Litton leads the Minnesota Orchestra in two Sommerfest programs, July 28 and 29

Minnesota Orchestra names two musicians to serve as "Rosemary and David Good Fellows" following nationwide audition

Two Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest Concerts Celebrate Doc Severinsen, July 21 and 22

Minnesota Orchestra Performs Star Trek Live In Concert, July 13 and 14

Minnesota Orchestra "Inside the Classics" Season Closes with Dvořák's Seventh Symphony, July 15

Minnesota Orchestra Releases New Recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Fei Xie Appointed Principal Bassoon of the Minnesota Orchestra

CONDUCTOR CHANGE: Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto to Replace David Zinman in Minnesota Orchestra Concerts This Week

SOLOIST CHANGE: Pianist Xiayin Wang to replace Ingrid Fliter in Minnesota Orchestra Concerts, June 8, 9 & 10

Osmo Vänskä Conducts Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in Minnesota Orchestra Season Finale

Akiko Fujimoto Named Minnesota Orchestra Assistant Conductor; Roderick Cox Extends Contract

The Minnesota Orchestra Performs Mozart and Debussy, June 8 to 10

David Zinman Conducts Also Sprach Zarathustra; Anthony Ross Performs Schelomo

Minnesota Orchestra "Symphony in 60" Season Continues With Also Sprach Zarathustra

Seven Emerging Composers Chosen for Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute

Erin Keefe and Matthew Lipman Perform Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante; Osmo Vänskä Conducts

Minnesota Orchestra Partners With Student Groups Through Arts Access Grant

Ellis Hall Performs with the Minnesota Orchestra for One Night Only, May 6

Juraj Valčuha Conducts The Minnesota Orchestra; Michael Gast Plays Mozart Horn Concerto

Minnesota Orchestra Announces Educational Webcast

Lise de la Salle Performs Ravel's Piano Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot Conducts

Edo de Waart Conducts The Dream of Gerontius, April 21 and 22

Symphony Ball 2017 will feature Dessa with the Minnesota Orchestra, June 24

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2017-18 Live at Orchestra Hall, Holiday and Jazz Concerts

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2017-18 Classical and Chamber Music Series

Dessa Performs with the Minnesota Orchestra, April 14 and 15

Minnesota Orchestra Announces Plans for Sommerfest 2017, Celebrating Andrew Litton and Doc Severinsen

Conductor Change: Conductor Perry So to Replace Han-Na Chang in Minnesota Orchestra Concerts This Week, March 16, 17 & 18

Osmo Vänskä Conducts Elgar's Cello Concerto and Schubert's Great Symphony

"Symphony in 60" Program Features Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Minnesota Orchestra Fantasy Camp Offers Immersion Experience for Amateur Musicians

Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue Comes to Orchestra Hall

Osmo Vänskä Conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

Minnesota Orchestra Performs Family Concert with The Okee Dokee Brothers, March 19

Minnesota Orchestra Performs the Music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Beethoven, Mar. 16 to 18

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma To Perform With Minnesota Orchestra, June 13

The Minnesota Orchestra Performs "An Intimate Evening With Kristin Chenoweth"

Minnesota Orchestra "Inside the Classics" Concert Features Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra

Hugh Wolff Conducts the Minnesota Orchestra; Karen Gomyo Solos, Feb. 23 to 25

Minnesota Orchestra Performs "Russian Nights" Concerts, Feb. 16 to 18

Minnesota Orchestra Album Featuring Live-in-Concert Recording of Sibelius' Kullervo Released by BIS

Hilary Kole and Tony DeSare Perform Music from the Great American Songbook with the Minnesota Orchestra

Boyz II Men Performs with the Minnesota Orchestra, Feb 11

Vänskä Conducts "Future Classics" Concert of New Music By Emerging Composers at 2016-17 Composer Institute

Minnesota Orchestra Begins "Inside the Classics" Season with Program Exploring "Romeo and Juliet," Jan 28

Minnesota Orchestra Performs a Tribute to Sir Neville Marriner, Jan 26 and 27

Roderick Cox Conducts His Subscription Debut with the Minnesota Orchestra

Alisa Weilerstein Plays Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra, Jan 13 and 14

Minnesota Orchestra Performs New Year's Celebration Concerts, Conducted by Osmo Vänskä and Featuring Dawn Upshaw

Minnesota Orchestra Reports Fiscal 2016 Balanced Budget

Holiday Programs at Orchestra Hall Feature The Midtown Men and Pianist George Winston

Holiday Music at Orchestra Hall Continues with Trumpeter Doc Severinsen and the Classic Film "It's a Wonderful Life" In Concert

Concert Added: Minnesota Orchestra Schedules Second Performance with Dessa, April 14

Roderick Cox Leads Minnesota Orchestra In Performance at Shiloh Temple International Ministries; Sunday, December 11

Minnesota Orchestra's Holiday Tradition Continues with Performances of Handel's Messiah

Minnesota Orchestra Performs Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ In Concert

Cameron Carpenter Concert Scheduled for Feb 4 at Orchestra Hall is Cancelled

Minnesota Orchestra Presents Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille in Concert, Nov. 26 and 27

Minnesota Orchestra's Holiday Season Begins with Trumpeter Charles Lazarus, Plus Family Concerts of "Peter and the Wolf"

Grammy-Winner Chris Botti to Perform at Orchestra Hall

Osmo Vänskä Conducts Mahler's Sixth Symphony and World Premiere of AROMA for Clarinet and Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä Conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Nov. 3 to 5

Minnesota Orchestra Presents "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" in Concert, Oct. 28 and 29

Minnesota Orchestra Board of Directors Names Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chair Elect

Leila Josefowicz and the Minnesota Orchestra Perform John Adams' Scheherazade.2, Oct. 20 and 21

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Conducts Minnesota Orchestra in Bruckner's Eighth Symphony

Music Director Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra to Perform Halftime Show at Vikings Home Opener, This Sunday, September 18

Roderick Cox Named Minnesota Orchestra Associate Conductor

Vänskä Conducts Paulus' Mass for a Sacred Place; Kathy Kienzle Featured in Ginastera's Harp Concerto

Osmo Vänskä and Joshua Bell Begin Minnesota Orchestra's 2016-17 Season

Silver Ainomäe Appointed Associate Principal Cello of Minnesota Orchestra

Minnesota Orchestra Prepares for European Tour, Performing Send-Off Concert at Orchestra Hall, Aug 16

Minnesota Orchestra's Final Album in Sibelius Symphonies Cycle Released by BIS

Minnesota Orchestra Announces "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" Concert, December 2016

Artist Change Notice: André Watts Forced to Cancel Sommerfest Performance

Gabriel Campos Zamora Appointed Minnesota Orchestra Principal Clarinet

Minnesota Orchestra's 2016 Sommerfest Closes with a Night in the Tropics and Verdi's Otello, July 22 and 23

Grammy-Winner Loudon Wainwright III to Perform at Orchestra Hall

Second Week of Sommerfest: The Spotlight Shines On Violinist Nicola Benedetti and Cellist Leonard Elschenbroich in Double and Triple Concertos

2016 Sommerfest Opens with Pianists Zhang Zuo and André Watts, Andrew Litton and Two Chamber Music Programs, July 8 to 10

Seven Emerging Composers Chosen for Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute

Grammy-winning Vocalist Patti Austin Performs at Orchestra Hall with the Duke Ellington Orchestra

The New Standards To Make Their Minnesota Orchestra Debut, July 2

Minnesota Orchestra Presents Symphony Ball 2016: Rhapsody in Blue - The Diamond Anniversary Ball

Minnesota Orchestra Announces New Initiative Encouraging Patrons to Bike to Orchestra Hall

Music Director Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra Perform Mahler's Fifth Symphony in Season Finale Concerts

Minnesota Orchestra to Perform Fourth of July Concert at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis

Erin Keefe Performs Brahms' Violin Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra, May 27 and 28

Minnesota Orchestra's Second Season of "Symphony in 60" Continues with Erin Keefe Performing Brahms' Violin Concerto

Cirque de la Symphonie Acrobatic Troupe Performs at Orchestra Hall with the Minnesota Orchestra, May 21 and 22

Minnesota Orchestra Explores the Evolution of Opera in "Inside the Classics" Concert

Conductor Asher Fisch and the Minnesota Orchestra Perform Music of Wagner and Strauss, Featuring Soprano Amber Wagner

Minnesota Orchestra Embarks on Four-Country European Tour, August 18-27

Pink Martini Performs at Orchestra Hall with Sarah Hicks and the Minnesota Orchestra

Helmuth Rilling Conducts Brahms' A German Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Chorale and Vocal Soloists

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2016-17 Season - Including Classical Concerts, Inside the Classics, Symphony in 60 and Chamber Music Series

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2016-17 Live at Orchestra Hall, Holiday and Jazz Series

Minnesota Orchestra's Second Season of "Symphony in 60" Launches with Stravinsky's Petrushka; Cristian Macelaru Conducts

Cristian Macelaru Conducts Stravinsky's Petrushka; Roberto Diaz Solos in Higdon's Viola Concerto, Apr 15 and 16

Sarah Hicks Conducts the Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein; MPR's Lynne Warfel Hosts

Minnesota Orchestra Announces Plans for Sommerfest 2016, Presented by U.S. Bank

Osmo Vänskä conducts Brahms' Third Symphony; Cellist Arto Noras Plays Penderecki Concerto

Stage and Screen Star Alan Cumming Brings New Touring Show to Orchestra Hall, Mar 26

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2016-17 Young People's Concerts

Andreas Haefliger Performs Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra; Jesús López-Cobos conducts

The Minnesota Orchestra Performs the Best of the Beatles in Concerts with Vocal Group Rajaton, March 12 and 13

Minnesota Orchestra to Perform "Symphonic Adventures" at Area High Schools

Minnesota Orchestra Presents "Inside the Classics" Concert Exploring Bach and His Successors

Ben Folds Performs With Minnesota Orchestra; Sarah Hicks Conducts

South African A Cappella Ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo Performs at Orchestra Hall, March 4

Gilbert Varga Conducts the Minnesota Orchestra; Jon Kimura Parker Solos on Both Piano and Harpischord, Feb 25 to 27

The Peking Acrobats Perform Their 30th Anniversary Tour Program at Orchestra Hall

Concert Cancellation Notice: "A Broadway Romance" Concert Scheduled for May 14 at Orchestra Hall is Cancelled

Minnesota Orchestra Trumpeter Charles Lazarus Performs Big Band-era Love Songs with the Orchestra

Minnesota Orchestra Performs Preview of Carnegie Hall Program in Minneapolis, Featuring Violinist Hilary Hahn, Feb 18 to 20

Minnesota Orchestra Begins Seventh Season of Inside the Classics with Exploration of Haydn and Mozart

Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra Perform Sibelius' Kullervo and a World Premiere, Recorded Live in Concert, Feb 4 to 6

All-New A Cappella Touring Group, Vocalosity, to Perform at Orchestra Hall, Jan 31

The Julian Bliss Septet Performs the Music of Benny Goodman at Orchestra Hall

Vänskä Conducts "Future Classics" Concert of New Music By Emerging Composers; Kevin Puts Returns as Composer Institute Director

The Minnesota Orchestra Performs a Beethoven Marathon with Osmo Vänskä and Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin

Joseph Peters Appointed Minnesota Orchestra Principal Oboe

Minnesota Orchestra Rings in 2016 with a Beethoven Marathon, Beginning with the First and Ninth Symphonies, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1

Minnesota Orchestra 2014-15 Season Fact Sheet

Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra Announce Gift of $250,000 to Minnesota Orchestra

Holiday Music at Orchestra Hall Continues with Programs Featuring Pianist George Winston and Trumpeter Doc Severinsen, Plus Scandinavian Christmas Concerts

Minnesota Orchestra's Holiday Season Continues with Performances of Handel's Messiah, Plus a Messiah Sing-Along

Holiday Season at Orchestra Hall Begins with Trumpeter Charles Lazarus, Plus Performances of Swingin' Nutcracker

A Cappella Groups Invited to Compete for a Chance to Sing at Vocalosity Concert at Orchestra Hall

Minnesota Orchestra presents Home Alone In Concert with Minnesota Boychoir and Sarah Hicks, Nov. 29 and 29

Minnesota Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's Pathétique and Lieberson's Neruda Songs; Robert Spano conducts

Natasha Paremski performs Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with Minnesota Orchestra; Andrew Litton conducts; Nov 13 and 14

Minnesota Orchestra Launches Student Ambassador Program

Award-winning Minnesota chefs prepare culinary delights onstage as Minnesota Orchestra performs

Vänskä conducts all-Sibelius concerts featuring violinist Henning Kraggerud, Nov 5 and 6

Concert Added: Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Perform at Orchestra Hall, March 4, 2016

Minnesota Orchestra Performs - Disney In Concert: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, October 30 and 31

Emmy-winner Jane Lynch brings touring cabaret show to Orchestra Hall, October 25

Minnesota Orchestra unveils new concert initiatives for 2015-2016 season

Conductor Juraj Valčuha debuts with Minnesota Orchestra, leading Strauss' Don Juan and other works; Jennifer Koh solos

Skrowaczewski and Ross star in Guarantors' Week concerts celebrating the Minnesota Orchestra community

The Klezmatics, Grammy-winning superstars of klezmer, debut at Orchestra Hall, October 8

Vänskä conducts Bach, Strauss and Mahler in concerts featuring soprano Katie Van Kooten

Minnesota Orchestra reports Fiscal 2015 balanced budget according to preliminary unaudited results

Violinists Susie Park and Rui Du to join Minnesota Orchestra this month

Minnesota Orchestra visits Detroit Lakes for weeklong "Common Chords" residency of concerts and community activities

Osmo Vänskä and Audra McDonald launch Minnesota Orchestra's 2015-16 season

Minnesota Orchestra extends contract with Music Director Osmo Vänskä and announces new agreement with musicians

Minnesota Orchestra concerts in Havana to be broadcast live by Minnesota Public Radio, May 15 and 16

Roderick Cox named Minnesota Orchestra Assistant Conductor

Minnesota Orchestra announces concert programs and itinerary for Cuba visit in May

Osmo Vänskä and Minnesota Orchestra to perform two concerts in Cuba as part of International Cubadisco Festival

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