Chamber Music in the Hall
Sun Jan 12, 2025
Orchestra Hall
Spend your Sunday afternoon at a special concert of all-Nordic chamber music performed by Minnesota Orchestra musicians. Part of our Nordic Soundscapes festival, the program features pieces by Grieg, Nielsen, Thorvaldsdottir, Hillborg and Orchestra trombonist Kari Sundström.
A Few Things to Know
- A native of Sahalahti, Finland, Kari Sundström joined the Minnesota Orchestra’s trombone section in 1996 after having been a member of the Helsinki Philharmonic. He dedicated his Chromatic Fantasy to Anthony Ross, the Orchestra’s principal cello, and describes the piece as “my take on what I would have envisioned if Shostakovich had written a solo cello work.”
- “Nielsen has a quality of being, as we say in Finnish, oikukas, capricious, changing in unpredictable ways,” says Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Laureate Osmo Vänskä. Vänskä adds that Serenata in Vano is about romantic efforts that remain unsuccessful—“maybe symbolic of Nielsen’s trying to build bridges with his wife—Anne Marie Brodersen, a fine, very strong-willed sculptor—because year after year she would leave him with their children for long periods to go off and focus on her work.”
- Plan your visit to Orchestra Hall
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SUNDSTRÖM
Chromatic Fantasy for Solo Cello
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NIELSEN
Serenata in Vano
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HILLBORG
Kongsgaard Variations
- INTERMISSION
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THORVALDSDOTTIR
Spectra
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GRIEG
String Quartet No. 1
Plan your visit
- Pre-concert activities
- Valet Parking
- Pre-order Beverages
- Directions & Parking
- Helpful Tips
Half Off Half Hour
50% off wine, beer, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages.
- For 7pm concerts: 5:30-6pm
- For 8pm concerts: 6:30-7pm
- For 11am concerts: 9:30-10am
- For 2pm concerts: 12:30-1pm
Pre-Concert Performance
Howard Hobbs & Isaac Muscanto
When: Sun, Jan 12 | 1:15-1:45PM
Where: Roberta Mann Grand Foyer
The Icelandic Hekla Club of Minnesota presents musical talents Howard Hobbs and Isaac Muscanto performing Icelandic folk songs for this special Iceland focused program.
Know Before You Go
An engaging performance awaits, and the fun doesn’t stop there. Make this visit your own with food and activity options. Browse these helpful tips, and when your concert date arrives, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy.
Directions & Parking
All the information you need to know for getting to and from Orchestra Hall. Parking is just steps away from Orchestra Hall in the city-owned and skyway-connected 11th and Marquette Ramp.
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Performing Musicians
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Sabrina Bradford, violin |
David Pharris, clarinet |
Accessibility Services
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Service Animals
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
Additional services are available upon request.
The Chamber Music Series is sponsored by Dr. Jennine and John* Speier.
*In Remembrance
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