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The Minnesota Orchestra Board of Directors has elected Gordon Sprenger, former president and CEO of Allina Health System, as its new chair. Board members chose Sprenger this morning after a phone meeting that reportedly lasted only 20 minutes. Afterwards, Sprenger said his first job will be to rebuild trust between the orchestra’s board, musicians, administration and audience. Read more →
Just 10 days after reaching a settlement with musicians after a bitter 15-month lock out, the Minnesota Orchestra is today announcing its new season. Read more →
At 5 p.m. today, tickets for the Minnesota Orchestra’s first four concerts of a post lock out season go on sale to the public. However, because the orchestra sold many tickets in advance, only 500 to 600 tickets remain for the Feb. 7 opening concert. That’s because donors and season subscribers were given first crack Read more →
The Minnesota Orchestra today announced its first post-lock out concerts will be Feb. 7 and 8 at Orchestra Hall. The events are being described as “Home coming Concerts.” Read more →
UPDATED at 5.30 with full management statement Save Our Symphony Minnesota, a group working to end the 15-month contract dispute that has brought the Minnesota Orchestra to a halt, is calling on the City of Minneapolis to assume control of the Orchestra Hall — and the Orchestra’s multi-million dollar endowment. In a letter to the Read more →
The locked out Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra today announced details of a 10-concert spring season, featuring violinists Joshua Bell and Itzhak Perlman, among others. The musicians hinted at some of the upcoming concerts at their community meeting Monday, but now have announced dates, programs, and ticket details. “Our goal is to maintain a world-class Read more →
A group of 10 state legislators today called for the resignation of Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Michael Henson and two members of the orchestra’s board of directors on the grounds that they have poorly led the orchestra. In a letter sent to members of the Board of the Minnesota Orchestral Association released late this Read more →
Locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra today announced a second concert in May under the baton of former Music Director Osmo Vanska at the Northrop Auditorium. Read more →
Locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra play concerts Thursday and Friday at the Ted Mann Hall as part of their campaign to keep top quality classical music alive in Minneapolis Read more →