While remaining tight-lipped about negotiations over a possible return to the Minnesota Orchestra, former Music Director Osmo Vanska has told the Washington Post a little about the showdown which led to his resignation. In an article published today in advance of Vanska’s appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra this weekend, Vanska reveals how he tried to bring management and Read more →
Minnesota Orchestra Principal Cellist Tony Ross will remain with Minnesota. Read more →
The board of the Minnesota Orchestra met Friday for three hours without taking public action on the futures of president and CEO Michael Henson and former Music Director Osmo Vanska. Read more →
Former Minnesota Orchestra conductor and Artistic Director Osmo Vanska says it’s time for President Michael Henson to step down. Vanska kept quiet for much of the Minnesota Orchestra’s lockout, but perhaps recent calls for his return have emboldened the soft-spoken Finn. In a conversation Saturday with Brian Newhouse, managing director of Classical Minnesota Public Radio, Read more →
Feeling a little cold this morning? Here’s some good news to warm you up: Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo won her second Newbery Medal this morning. DiCamillo won the medal for her book “Flora & Ulysses.” DiCamillo, who was recently named the Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, won her first Newbery Medal 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 →
Now that it’s put an end to 15 months of bitter arguments and stalled negotiations, the Minnesota Orchestra can get back to the job of making music. But, according to conductor and music writer Bill Eddins, the orchestra’s reputation has taken “a huge hit” artistically: “Orchestras function on a multi-year cycle, planning things far in 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 →
Emotion floated through the lobby of the Ted Mann Concert Hall Friday night before before Osmo Vanska, who resigned as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra on Tuesday, conducted the first of three farewell concerts in Minneapolis. There was excitement Vanska would lead the musicians he built into a world-class ensemble and sadness that partnership Read more →
When word got out that the departing Osmo Vanska would conduct two already scheduled concerts with the locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, all remaining tickets flew out the door. So they added a third concert for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ted Mann Concert Hall. According to MPR’s Euan Kerr, those tickets – Read more →
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