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Randall Goosby | © Jeremy Mitchell

Søndergård Conducts Mendelssohn and Brahms

Thu Nov 14 — Fri Nov 15, 2024

Orchestra Hall

~2 hours, including intermission

To paraphrase Randall Goosby’s mentor Itzhak Perlman, “If you want to capture the attention of the audience, you have to be moved by the music yourself.” Taking those words to heart, this rising artist plays with absolute conviction. Then, wonder why Arnold Schoenberg decided to orchestrate a piano quartet by Johannes Brahms? He was tired of hearing the pianist drown out the strings. His solution is a tour de force for orchestra.

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A Few Things to Know

  1. Among many extraordinary musical honors, violinist Randall Goosby was one of five musicians awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2022. 
  2. "Frontispiece" is a term that describes either the front of a building or an illustration preceding the title page of a book or other printed publication. Composer Unsuk Chin describes her musical work as “a time lapse…of the history of music” comprising countless tiny musical fragments and gestures. 
  3. Arnold Schoenberg was a lifelong learner who expanded his compositional skills by intensely studying works by other composers and then rearranging or revising them. Often this was just one of his practice techniques, but in the case of Brahms’ Piano Quartet, Schoenberg believed that his orchestral version was a significant improvement over the original work.
  4. Plan your visit to Orchestra Hall

Date & Time

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Program

  • CHIN

    Frontispiece

  • MENDELSSOHN

    Violin Concerto

  • BRAHMS/Schoenberg

    Piano Quartet No. 1 (orchestration)

Artists

Minnesota Orchestra

Thomas Søndergård

conductor

Randall Goosby

violin

Plan your visit

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  • Directions & Parking
  • Helpful Tips
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Preview of Nutcracker in Wonderland

Ballet Co.Laboratory

When: Thur Nov 14, Fri Nov 15 | 45 Minutes prior
Where: Target Atrium

Join the professional company dancers of Ballet Co.Laboratory for a preview of Nutcracker in Wonderland. This enchanting twist on a holiday classic weaves together two timeless stories to Tchaikovsky's famous score. Ballet Co.Laboratory's mission is to reimagine how ballet is taught, created, and presented.

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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Accessibility Services

  • Armless & Bariatric Chairs
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Large-Print Programs
  • Noise-Cancelling Headphones
  • Service Animals
  • Wheelchair & Accessible Seating

Additional services are available upon request.

Sponsored by

MSAB

With this concert, we gratefully recognize Abigail Rose and Michael J. Blum for their generosity as lead sponsors for this program.

The 2024-2025 Classical Season is presented by Ameriprise Financial.