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Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis classical concerts

Downtown West · Minneapolis

Associated programming: Minnesota Orchestra

Orchestra Hall is the downtown Minneapolis home of the Minnesota Orchestra for full-orchestra concerts, chamber programs, films with live score, and summer events.

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Søndergård, Parker and Sibelius

Thursday, November 5 at 11:00 AM · Ticket information

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Planning a visit to Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis

Choose Orchestra Hall for a Minnesota Orchestra program in its dedicated downtown concert hall. Confirm the program, seating section, run time, pre-concert activity, accessibility arrangements, parking or transit plan, security guidance, and current ticket terms on the individual event page; use the Minneapolis address rather than Chicago's hall of the same name.

Nearby picks

Before or after the performance

Check current hours, performance-day service, travel time, and reservations before relying on any stop.

  • Restaurant

    Zelo ↗

    A Nicollet Mall Italian restaurant for a reservation-oriented meal before a downtown concert; align the booking and service pace with the event's entry time.

  • Restaurant

    Brit's Pub ↗

    A Nicollet Mall pub for a more casual pre-performance meal close to the downtown venues; confirm current service, reservations, and event-night demand.

  • Quick bite

    Hen House Eatery ↗

    A downtown breakfast-and-lunch restaurant for a daytime meal before a matinee; check current hours rather than relying on it for every evening event.

  • Attraction

    Walker Art Center ↗

    Pair an earlier gallery visit with the performance, checking current exhibitions, admission, closing time, and the route back into downtown.

  • Attraction

    Minneapolis Central Library ↗

    Plan a daytime architecture, collection, or exhibition stop at the central library, confirming public hours and onward travel to the venue.

Performance detail pages (33)

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Date: Thu, Nov 5, 11:00 AM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Fri, Nov 6, 8:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Sat, Nov 14, 7:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.

Date: Thu, Nov 19, 11:00 AM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.”

Date: Fri, Nov 20, 8:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Orchestra Hall • Neighborhood: Twin Cities metro • • Details

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.”