Vänskä Conducts New World Symphony
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During the first two weeks in November, we perform concerts in dedication to the Orchestra’s outstanding community of donors. We are deeply grateful to all who give in extraordinary ways to ensure the Minnesota Orchestra’s artistic and financial well-being. Ticket sales only cover one-quarter of the Orchestra’s annual budget. Your generosity supports our exceptional musicians and this outstanding season of music. The Minnesota Orchestra belongs to all of us—thank you for investing in its future. Become a donor and support the music you love »
About this Concert:
Dvořák's Ninth and Copland’s moving Lincoln Portrait inspire a love of home and a call to our deepest American ideals.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Esther Yoo, violin
- Alan C. Page, Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court (retired), narrator
COPLAND
Lincoln Portrait
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No. 1
Dvořák
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
More Details:
- Dvořák wrote his Ninth while visiting America; his influences were the wide expanse of the Midwest prairie, and the songs of Native and African Americans.
- Dvořák visited Minnehaha Falls on his American travels, jotting down a tune that came to him on his shirt cuff because he had no paper.
- Neil Armstrong took a recording of Dvořák’s Ninth on the 1969 Apollo 11 moon-landing mission.
- Copland’s Lincoln Portrait contains moving excerpts of our 16th president’s Gettysburg Address.
- Walter Cronkite, Julius Erving (“Dr. J.”), Tom Hanks, and James Taylor have all done the honors as narrator in Lincoln Portrait.
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Guarantors' Celebration
During the first two weeks in November, we perform concerts in dedication to the Orchestra’s outstanding community of donors. We are deeply grateful to all who give in extraordinary ways to ensure the Minnesota Orchestra’s artistic and financial well-being. Ticket sales only cover one-quarter of the Orchestra’s annual budget. Your generosity supports our exceptional musicians and this outstanding season of music. The Minnesota Orchestra belongs to all of us—thank you for investing in its future. Become a donor and support the music you love »
About this Concert:
Dvořák's Ninth and Copland’s moving Lincoln Portrait inspire a love of home and a call to our deepest American ideals.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- Esther Yoo, violin
- Alan C. Page, Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court (retired), narrator
COPLAND
Lincoln Portrait
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No. 1
Dvořák
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
More Details:
- Dvořák wrote his Ninth while visiting America; his influences were the wide expanse of the Midwest prairie, and the songs of Native and African Americans.
- Dvořák visited Minnehaha Falls on his American travels, jotting down a tune that came to him on his shirt cuff because he had no paper.
- Neil Armstrong took a recording of Dvořák’s Ninth on the 1969 Apollo 11 moon-landing mission.
- Copland’s Lincoln Portrait contains moving excerpts of our 16th president’s Gettysburg Address.
- Walter Cronkite, Julius Erving (“Dr. J.”), Tom Hanks, and James Taylor have all done the honors as narrator in Lincoln Portrait.
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OH+ Concert activities on Thursday November 3 / see all upcoming OH+ events
Coffee Concert
When: Pre-concert Where: All lobby bars Enjoy complimentary coffee and donuts before the concert. Available at all lobby bars.
Concert Preview
When: 10:15-10:45am Where: Auditorium Join Philip Gainsley, Justice Alan Page and Roderick Cox for an informative and entertaining look at the concert repertoire and themes. This 30-minute concert preview is free; however, a concert ticket is required for entry.
Osmo Vänskä CD Signing
When: Post-concert Where: Roberta Mann Grand Foyer Meet our esteemed music director and get a CD signed after the concert!
European Tour and Vikings Photo Exhibit
When: Pre- and post-concert Where: Roberta Mann Grand Foyer Enjoy a lobby exhibit featuring photos from our 2016 European Tour and the Minnesota Vikings half-time performance.