Emil Oberhoffer, German-born musician, was a well-known figure in Twin Cities musical circles when he was named the first director of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra... Read more.

Sergei Rachmaninoff, legendary Russian composer and pianist, made his Minneapolis Symphony debut in 1919 performing his Second Piano Concerto. Known as a shy, morose artist.... Read more.

Three concerts in Cuba highlighted the Minnesota Orchestra's 1928-29 season, by which point the ensemble was already well-known for its extensive touring across the U.S.... Read more.

The fiery Hungarian Eugene Ormandy was a little-known figure when he took over the Orchestra in 1931... Read more.

Greek conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, a daredevil who loved mountain climbing... Read more.

One of the reigning pianists of the 20th century, Artur Rubinstein recorded the Tchaikovsky B-flat minor Concerto... Read more.

Budapest-born Antal Dorati became the Orchestra's fifth music director during the 1949-50 season... Read more.

Igor Stravinsky conducted the Minnesota Orchestra in 1966 in his ballet The Fairy's Kiss.... Read more.

Polish born conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, music director from 1960-1979 and now conductor laureaute... Read more.

Composer Aaron Copland conducted the Minnesota Orchestra in a special July 4... Read more.

After serving as the Orchestra's principal guest conductor, Leonard Slatkin became the founding director of Viennese Sommerfest... Read more.

Neville Marriner, founder of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, became the Orchestra's seventh music director in 1979 ... Read more.

Doc Severinsen, the brilliant trumpeter best known for this 30-years on NBC's Tonight Show... Read more.

Music Director Edo de Waart, of the Netherlands, arrived in the Twin Cities in 1986. Initiating each new season with a Mahler Symphony... Read more.

Eiji Oue, a native of Hiroshima, Japan, began his current post with the Orchestra in 1995. Launching a renewed period of recording activity... Read more.

Bass Robert Anderson rehearses side-by-side with a young musician from the Minnesota All State Orchestra... Read more.

Cheers greeted soprano Renée Fleming and composer Aaron Jay Kernis onstage at Orchestra Hall... Read more.

Following an extensive search, the Minnesota Orchestral Association announced in May 2001 that Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä will become the Minnesota Orchestra's tenth music director beginning with the 2003-04 season... Read more.