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Vänskä conducts Sibelius' Fourth Symphony; Tetzlaff solos in Szymanowski concerto

Music Director Osmo Vänskä leads Minnesota Orchestra concerts March 16 and 17 that include Sibelius’ Fourth Symphony, Kodály’s folk-infused Dances of Galánta

Violinist Christian Tetzlaff returns to perform Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto

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The Chieftains 50th Anniversary Tour 2012: Voice of Ages

March 4 concert to highlight Celtic harp, fiddle, vocals and step-dancing



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Minnesota Orchestra announces 2012-13 U.S. Bank Pops Season

Headliners to include Tiempo Libre, Bill Cosby, Max Raabe and Palast Orchester, Bobby McFerrin, Natalie Merchant and Ann Hampton Callaway

Clarinet Festival features special guests Anat Cohen, Evan Christopher, The Klezmatics and Duke Ellington Orchestra

Other concerts include Broadway’s Wicked Divas, a tribute to the music of the Gershwins, and three classic films accompanied by the Minnesota Orchestra

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Minnesota Orchestra announces plans for 2012-13 classical season, to be held at the Auditorium of the Minneapolis Convention Center

Music Director Osmo Vänskä leads his tenth season with the Orchestra, held primarily at the Auditorium of the Minneapolis Convention Center while Orchestra Hall undergoes renovation

Season highlights include Orchestra’s first-ever Clarinet Festival; concerto performances by Concertmaster Erin Keefe and former Concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis; a program including all six of Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos; season finale concerts of Sibelius and Dvořák symphonies

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Winter in Minnesota transforms into Springtime in Paris, March 3

Springtime in ParisConcert features instrumentalists Gil Gutiérrez and Patrick Harison; vocalists Kersten Rodau and Robb Asklof

 

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Dance fever abounds with Ballroom with a Twist, March 2

Program conceived and choreographed by Dancing with the Stars’  Louis van Amstel

Featured on the program are dancers and co-hosts Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska, and vocal artists Gina Glocksen, David Hernandez, LaKisha Jones and Von Smith

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Courtney Lewis conducts Schumann concerto, English masterworks; Ingrid Fliter solos

Minnesota Orchestra’s associate conductor Lewis leads concerts Feb. 23 and 26; Argentine pianist Fliter returns as soloist in Schumann’s Piano Concerto

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  1. Orchestra performs preview concerts at the Auditorium of the Minneapolis Convention Center
  2. Litton leads "A Russian Spectacular," with Gluzman soloing in Prokofiev Violin Concerto
  3. Lizz Wright and Kurt Elling deliver a musical Valentine
  4. Andrew Litton and Minnesota Orchestra announce plans for summer 2012 concerts, to be held at Ted Mann Concert Hall
  5. Conductor James Gaffigan, cellist Anthony Ross star in program of Russian masterworks
  6. Warner Bros. presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
  7. Inside the Classics concerts explore John Adams' My Father Knew Charles Ives
  8. BIS releases first album in Minnesota Orchestra's cycle of Sibelius symphonies
  9. Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Chorale join forces in finale of Bravo Brahms series
  10. Golden Dragon Acrobats bring spectacular feats to Orchestra Hall
  11. Peter Serkin performs Brahms' two piano concertos, one each in two distinct programs
  12. Two-week Bravo Brahms series launches with James Ehnes as soloist in Violin Concerto
  13. Brian Stokes Mitchell debuts with Minnesota Orchestra
  14. Minnesota Orchestra shares achievements of 2010-11 season in Annual Meeting
  15. Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute culminates in Future Classics concert of new works
  16. New biography Seeking the Infinite explores life of Conductor Laureate Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
  17. The Minnesota Orchestra celebrates A Scandinavian Christmas
  18. Celtic Woman performs with the Minnesota Orchestra
  19. Jim Brickman performs holiday concert with the Minnesota Orchestra
  20. Handel's Messiah concerts continue Minnesota Orchestra holiday tradition
  21. Time for Three debuts with Minnesota Orchestra
  22. Minnesota Orchestra presents Hansel and Gretel, celebrating centennial of Young People's Concerts
  23. Inside the Classics concerts explore Shostakovich's triumphant Fifth Symphony
  24. Violinist Midori performs Sibelius concerto; program includes two portraits of the ocean
  25. Pianist Stephen Hough plays Tchaikovsky concerto in reprise of Carnegie Hall concert
  26. Minnesota Orchestra names Erin Keefe as new concertmaster
  27. Minnesota Orchestra surpasses $20,000 fundraising goal for innovative Musical MicroCommission project
  28. Minnesota Orchestra visits Grand Rapids for weeklong Common Chords festival
  29. Six Emerging Composers Chosen for 2012 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
  30. Minnesota Orchestra Fantasy Camp Offers Immersion Experience for Amateur Musicians, Sept. 15-16
  31. BIS releases Minnesota Orchestra album of Beethoven Piano Concertos No. 4 and 5
  32. Minnesota Orchestra to perform 2012-13 season in Minneapolis Convention Center Auditorium
  33. Target donates $5 million toward Orchestra Hall renovation
  34. Introducing Minnesota Orchestra Music On Demand
  35. BIS releases Minnesota Orchestra's recording of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony
  36. Minnesota Orchestra and Toronto architects KPMB unveil designs for expansion of Orchestra Hall
  37. Hyperion releases two-disc set of Tchaikovsky piano concertos, featuring Minnesota Orchestra and Stephen Hough
  38. Sound Space Design appointed by Minnesota Orchestra as acoustical consultant in Orchestra Hall renovation
  39. Sarah Hicks named Minnesota Orchestra's Principal Conductor of Pops and Presentations
  40. Minnesota Orchestra appoints celebrated Toronto architects KPMB to design renewal and expansion of Orchestra Hall