Program (Subject to Change)
HILLBORG
Through Lost Landscapes / 13 min
GINASTERA
Harp Concerto / 21 min
WALKER
Lyric for Strings / 6 min
INTERMISSION / 20 min
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 3 / 33 min
At a Glance
Minneapolis’ Grace Roepke is the first harpist ever to win the Grand Prize of the national Young Artist Competition put on by the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra. Alongside her exciting debut is the U.S. premiere of Through Lost Landscapes, an evocative new work from Sweden’s Anders Hillborg, and George Walker’s tranquil Lyric for Strings. Brahms’ Third Symphony, his most noble and deeply personal work, caps the concert.
Artists
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Grace Roepke, harp
Did You Know?
- Swedish composer Anders Hillborg began his musical career in pop music, playing keyboards for a band that played music from artists like Chicago, Elton John, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
- Music critic (and Johannes Brahms’ friend) Eduard Hanslick referred to Brahms’ Third Symphony as artistically “nearly perfect.”
- In an interview with Southwest News Media, Young Artist Competition winner Grace Roepke said, “One of the biggest misconceptions is that [harpists] can’t play loud.” Osmo Vänskä, one of the competition’s judges, said he was impressed by how Roepke’s sound filled Orchestra Hall.
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Vänskä Conducts Brahms Symphony No. 3
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Osmo Vänskä, music director | Photo © Nate Ryan
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Program (Subject to Change)
HILLBORG
Through Lost Landscapes / 13 min
GINASTERA
Harp Concerto / 21 min
WALKER
Lyric for Strings / 6 min
INTERMISSION / 20 min
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 3 / 33 min
At a Glance
Minneapolis’ Grace Roepke is the first harpist ever to win the Grand Prize of the national Young Artist Competition put on by the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra. Alongside her exciting debut is the U.S. premiere of Through Lost Landscapes, an evocative new work from Sweden’s Anders Hillborg, and George Walker’s tranquil Lyric for Strings. Brahms’ Third Symphony, his most noble and deeply personal work, caps the concert.
Artists
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Grace Roepke, harp
Did You Know?
- Swedish composer Anders Hillborg began his musical career in pop music, playing keyboards for a band that played music from artists like Chicago, Elton John, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
- Music critic (and Johannes Brahms’ friend) Eduard Hanslick referred to Brahms’ Third Symphony as artistically “nearly perfect.”
- In an interview with Southwest News Media, Young Artist Competition winner Grace Roepke said, “One of the biggest misconceptions is that [harpists] can’t play loud.” Osmo Vänskä, one of the competition’s judges, said he was impressed by how Roepke’s sound filled Orchestra Hall.
Accessibility at Orchestra Hall