Minnesota Orchestra Classical Concerts in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Audience favorite Jon Kimura Parker returns to Orchestra Hall to play Hillborg’s seamless MAX Concerto, written for Emanuel ( M anny) AX . Then we find Sibelius at work on his Second Symphony while on holiday in Italy. Although it was completed in Finland, you’re sure to feel the warmth of the Italian sun.

Audience favorite Jon Kimura Parker returns to Orchestra Hall to play Hillborg’s seamless MAX Concerto, written for Emanuel ( M anny) AX . Then we find Sibelius at work on his Second Symphony while on holiday in Italy. Although it was completed in Finland, you’re sure to feel the warmth of the Italian sun.

Audience favorite Jon Kimura Parker returns to Orchestra Hall to play Hillborg’s seamless MAX Concerto, written for Emanuel ( M anny) AX . Then we find Sibelius at work on his Second Symphony while on holiday in Italy. Although it was completed in Finland, you’re sure to feel the warmth of the Italian sun.

Enter into a world where music and storytelling intertwine, turning timeless fairy tales into vivid soundscapes. Join Music Director Thomas Søndergård and the Minnesota Orchestra for a musical adventure through some of the classic stories of Hans Christian Andersen with playful and story-driven melodies. This concert is part of the Nordic Soundscapes Festival.

The flags of Finland and Denmark fly high with the Violin Concerto by Osmo Vänskä’s beloved late friend, Jaakko Kuusisto, and the last symphony by Carl Nielsen. At first, Nielsen thought it would be “completely idyllic” in character, a Sinfonia semplice . When it was finished 16 months later, he wasn’t sure the name still made sense. Come prepared to discover its complexities.

The flags of Finland and Denmark fly high with the Violin Concerto by Osmo Vänskä’s beloved late friend, Jaakko Kuusisto, and the last symphony by Carl Nielsen. At first, Nielsen thought it would be “completely idyllic” in character, a Sinfonia semplice . When it was finished 16 months later, he wasn’t sure the name still made sense. Come prepared to discover its complexities.

Mezzo Sasha Cooke compares Elgar’s Sea Pictures to entering a painting by J.M.W. Turner: “They are very dark and murky, but beautiful with radiant, shimmering light.” They’ll ease you into Dvořák’s nature-infused Symphony No. 8, composed when one of his biggest fans, Johannes Brahms, said that Dvořák’s head was “full of ideas.”

Mezzo Sasha Cooke compares Elgar’s Sea Pictures to entering a painting by J.M.W. Turner: “They are very dark and murky, but beautiful with radiant, shimmering light.” They’ll ease you into Dvořák’s nature-infused Symphony No. 8, composed when one of his biggest fans, Johannes Brahms, said that Dvořák’s head was “full of ideas.”