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Osmo Vänskä and Anthony Ross

Vänskä and Ross

Thu Oct 31 — Sat Nov 2, 2024

Orchestra Hall

~2 hours, including intermission

While reading W.B. Yeats during the pandemic, Donghoon Shin felt an immediate connection between the poetry’s sense of despair and what was happening around him. Discover where that led him and hear the music of two composers writing near the mid-1900s: William Walton’s Cello Concerto and Sergei Prokofiev’s wartime Fifth Symphony, conceived of as “glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit.”

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A Few Things to Know

  1. A hidden retreat space known as the Composers’ House in Ivanovo was designated for select Soviet composers such as Shostakovich, Glière and Khachaturian to continue working on their music during World War II; this is where Sergei Prokofiev composed his Fifth Symphony.
  2. Since becoming Principal Cello of the Minnesota Orchestra in 1991, Anthony Ross has been featured as soloist dozens of times, becoming a local celebrity in the Twin Cities music scene. This week’s concerts mark only the second time that Ross has taken on the exquisite Walton Cello Concerto with the Orchestra. 
  3. The world premiere of Donghoon Shin’s Upon His Ghostly Solitude was conducted by Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Laureate Osmo Vänskä in April 2023 at a concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece is inspired by W.B. Yeats' emotionally complex poem, “Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen,” and its disconcerting relevance to worldwide events today.
  4. Plan your visit to Orchestra Hall

Date & Time

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Program

  • SHIN

    Upon His Ghostly Solitude

  • WALTON

    Cello Concerto

  • PROKOFIEV

    Symphony No. 5

Artists

Minnesota Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä

conductor

Anthony Ross

cello

Plan your visit

  • Pre-concert activities
  • Valet Parking
  • Pre-order Beverages
  • Directions & Parking
  • Helpful Tips
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Pre-Concert Discussion

with Valerie Little

When: Thurs Oct 31 | 10:15-35am
Where: On Stage

Arrive early and join Assistant Principal Librarian Valerie Little for a pre-concert discussion live in the hall.

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Pre-Concert Performance

When: Fri Nov 1, Sat Nov 2 | 45 minutes prior
Where: Target Atrium

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.

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

This concert is hosted by Huntington Bank.