Sommerfest — the finest three weeks of summer! ANDREW LITTON takes the conductor's podium again this July, delivering passion, wit and wisdom along with waltzes and symphonies, jazz and opera. Inspiring, enlightening and delightful!
Orchestra Hall Schedule / Featured Event:
FRIDAY
JUL9 8PM
$18-$48
A Night in Vienna
Minnesota Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Get lost in the romance of a Viennese evening—as Sommerfest Artistic Director Andrew Litton starts this always-popular festival opener with the captivating overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor—plus plenty of joyful waltzes, including Strauss' Emperor Waltzes, an elegant "toast of friendship" from Austria. Rounding out this delightful evening is the virtuoso pianist—and Orchestra favorite—Jon Kimura Parker, who plays Beethoven's powerful Piano Concerto No. 3.