joshua bell / violin

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Not to be Missed!Now We Start the Great RoundThe last music the Minnesota Orchestra played in Orchestra Hall before renovations began was this moving work by Steve Heitzeg. Join us at Orchestra Hall on June 26-29 for a special new version of that beautiful music, recast by the composer to be even more forward-looking than at its premiere.

Northern Spark 2014Join the Minnesota Orchestra on June 14 for a unique multimedia concert experience—as part of Northern Spark, Minneapolis’ dusk-to-dawn urban arts festival.

Echoes of History Be part of history on May 2, 2014, at Northrop—as Osmo Vänskä leads the Minnesota Orchestra in a program that will re-create the very first Northrop concert by the then-Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1929. Tickets available exclusively through the University of Minnesota. Call 612.624.2345.

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Performances Conductors / Artists / Programs

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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raVel’s bolÉro and straVinsKy’s firebird

Michael Christie, conductor / Daniil Trifonov, pianoRACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 / STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919) / RAVEL Boléro

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west side story film with the minnesota orchestra

Sarah Hicks, conductor The Minnesota Orchestra performs Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score live while the newly remastered film West Side Story is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen, with the original vocals and dialogue intact.

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andrew litton and stePhen houGh

Andrew Litton, conductor / Stephen Hough, pianoRACHMANINOFF The Rock / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4 (1947)

MAR 6 MAR 6 MAR 7 MAR 7 MAR 7 MAR 8 MAR 8 MAR 8

elGar and shostaKoVich Mark Wigglesworth, conductor ELGAR Enigma Variations / SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

MAR 13 MAR 13 MAR 14 MAR 14 MAR 15 MAR 15 MAR 15

debussy’s la merAndrew Litton, conductor and pianoRAVEL Rapsodie espagnole / Piano Concerto in G / BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter GrimesDEBUSSY La Mer

MAR 22 MAR 22 MAR 22 MAR 23

VÄnsKÄ conducts sibelius2014 Grammy celebration

Osmo Vänskä, conductorSIBELIUS Symphony No. 4 / Symphony No. 1

MAR 27 MAR 27 MAR 28 MAR 28 MAR 28 MAR 29 MAR 29 MAR 29

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eric whitacre: a choral celebration

Eric Whitacre, conductor / Minnesota ChoraleWhitacre leads the Orchestra and the wonderful Minnesota Chorale in a selection of his own works and more favorites to be announced.

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APR 10THU7:30

APR 10THU7:30

joshua bell and osmo VÄnsKÄOsmo Vänskä, conductor / Joshua Bell, violin RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol / LALO Symphonie espagnoleMUSSORGSKY/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

APR 15TUE7:30

MAY erin Keefe Plays mendelssohn Mark Wigglesworth, conductor / Erin Keefe, violin MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto / WAGNER/de Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure

MAY 15 MAY 15 MAY 16 MAY 16 MAY 16 MAY 17 MAY 17

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moZart: the threefinal symPhonies

Christopher Warren-Green, conductorMOzART Symphony No. 39 / Symphony No. 40 / Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

JUN 5 JUN 5 JUN 6 JUN 6 JUN 6 JUN 7 JUN 7

mahler’s fifth symPhonyCourtney Lewis, conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 5 To be announced: a multimedia work that will be part of Northern Spark 2014, a dusk-to-dawn urban arts festival*.

JUN 12 JUN 12 JUN 14*7PM

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carmina burana Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor / Minnesota Chorale / Vocal soloists to be announcedHEITzEG Now We Start the Great Round / STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms / ORFF Carmina burana

JUN 26 JUN 26 JUN 27 JUN 27 JUN 27 JUN 28 JUN 28 JUN 28 JUN 29

JUL

rachmaninoff and brahms Andrew Litton, conductor / Natasha Paremski, pianoKABALEVSKY Overture to Colas Breugnon / RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 / BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

JUL 10 JUL 10 JUL 11 JUL 11

a niGht in Vienna Andrew Litton, conductor / Natasha Paremski, pianoProgram to include: CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 / J. STRAUSS, JR. On the Beautiful Blue Danube

JUL 12 JUL 12

moZart and rachmaninoff Courtney Lewis, conductor / Michael McHale, pianoTCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture / MOzART Piano Concerto No. 23RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

JUL 18 JUL 18

all artists, programs, times, dates and prices are subject to change. Performances will be held at orchestra hall.

michael mchale / piano

natasha ParemsKi / piano Please note: due to the shortened renewal timeline, seats may vary for the first two subscription weeks, Feb 20-Mar 1.osmo VÄnsKÄ / conductor

exclusiVe subscriber Presale

Osmo Vänskä photo: Todd Buchanan / Eric Whitacre photo: Marc Royce / Natasha Paremski photo: Andrea Joynt / Joshua Bell photos: Chris Lee & Timothy White Michael Christie photo: Krista Campbell

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Pricing and Seating

Series VIP Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 4

Thu 11amIntermezzo (5) $280 $209 $167 $125 $85Prelude (4) $224 $168 $134 $100 $68All 9 concerts $504 $376 $301 $225 $153fri 8pmBravo/Encore (4) $336 $222 $176 $136 $80Ovation (3) $252 $167 $132 $102 $60Fanfare (7) $588 $388 $308 $237 $140All 11 concerts $924 $610 $484 $372 $220Sat 8pm Presto/Allegro/Vivace (4) $336 $222 $176 $136 $80Staccato (8) $672 $444 $352 $271 $160All 12 concerts $1,008 $665 $528 $406 $240Sun 2pm Matinee (2) $120 $94 $72 $53 $38

April 15 Add-on* Joshua Bell & Osmo Vänskä $100 $80 $65 $50 $30

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*This project is sponsored as part of the Northern Spark festival, produced by NorthernLights.mn.

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thu 11amIntermezzo (5) $280 $209 $167 $125 $85Prelude (4) $224 $168 $134 $100 $68All 9 concerts $504 $376 $301 $225 $153

fri 8pmBravo/Encore (4) $336 $222 $176 $136 $80Ovation (3) $252 $167 $132 $102 $60Fanfare (7) $588 $388 $308 $237 $140All 11 concerts $924 $610 $484 $372 $220

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sat 8pmPresto/Allegro/ Vivace (4) $336 $222 $176 $136 $80Staccato (8) $672 $444 $352 $271 $160All 12 concerts $1008 $665 $528 $406 $240

sun 2pmMatinee (2) $120 $94 $72 $53 $38

april 15 add-on*

Joshua Bell & Osmo Vänskä $100 $80 $65 $50 $30

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eric whitacre / composer and conductor

erin Keefe / violin

andrew litton / conductor and piano

stePhen houGh / piano

Classical Season

MInnESOTA OrchESTrA

marK wiGGlesworth / conductor

joshua bell / violin

natasha ParemsKi / piano

2014

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osmo VÄnsKÄ / conductor

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michael christie / conductor