How long is the Minnesota Orchestra’s classical season?
The Minnesota Orchestra’s classical season features 25 weeks of concerts, with numerous programs that feature Minnesota Orchestra musicians as soloists.
How much does it cost to attend a Minnesota Orchestra Concert?
All free with your concert ticket! Join Phillip Gainsley, Minnesota Orchestra musician and Artistic Advisory Committee member Kenneth Freed and producer Robert Suff of BIS Records for a recap of the Orchestra's past year, and conversation about the upcoming Minnesota Orchestra season.
Who is the CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra?
Join Phillip Gainsley and Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Michelle Miller Burns for a look back at this extraordinary season, and a discussion of what's in store for the future.
Why support the Minnesota Orchestra?
Your support helps share soul-stirring music and innovative artistry for all to enjoy. Led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, the Minnesota Orchestra is a Grammy Award-winning orchestra known for acclaimed performances around the world. We're on a mission to enrich, inspire and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra.
Symphony in 60 Concerts
Symphony in 60 concerts feature interestingly paired musical works offered in a shorter one-hour format that begins at 6 p.m. and features a pre-concert happy hour and post-concert onstage reception with musicians. The 2022-23 season includes two of these casual format concerts:
Holiday Concerts
The Holiday season opens with a new-to-Orchestra Hall offering, performances of El Mesías with conductor Ahmed Anzaldúa leading the Minnesota Orchestra, Border CrosSing, which comprises a chorus, vocal soloists and an Andean ensemble.
Live at Orchestra Hall Concerts
The Live at Orchestra Hall series presents performances and collaborations with great artists from across the world and directly from Minnesota, as well as live performances of film scores while the major motion pictures are shown in high definition on a large screen above the stage.
Chamber Music Concerts
The Orchestra’s Chamber Music in the Target Atrium series presents three Sunday afternoon concerts—offered in January, March and June 2023—that are designed by the musicians and showcase small ensembles made up of Orchestra members. The music selected for these concerts includes well-known chamber works such as Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.
Family Concerts
Relaxed Family Concerts are one hour in length and are sensory-friendly experiences designed for audiences of all ages and abilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum and those with sensory sensitivities. These concerts feature the full Minnesota Orchestra along with guest soloists and in 2022-23 include:
Wellness
The Orchestra’s Wellness offerings include a series of three Yoga Classes and three Music & Mindfulness sessions, offered at regular intervals throughout the season.
Livestreams and Radio Broadcasts
The Orchestra will continue to offer a regular series of livestreamed This Is Minnesota Orchestra performances on its website and social media channels, including Søndergård Conducts The Rite of Spring (October 21, 2022), El Mesías (December 9, 2022); Gerstein Plays Rachmaninoff (January 6, 2023); Rapsodie Espagnole (Feb 3, 2023); American Riffs Young People’s Concert (March 9, 2023) Afkham and Pieczonka (April 14, 2023); brea (d)th (May 19, 2023), Juneteenth: Celebration of Freedom (June 23, 2023); and Dessa with the Minnesota Orchestra (August 4, 2023).
A Few Things to Know
This performance is part of the Mahler Recording Project, our ongoing initiative to record all ten Mahler symphonies with Music Director Osmo Vänskä.
Pre-Concert Interview
Join Phillip Gainsley, Minnesota Orchestra musician and Artistic Advisory Committee member Kenneth Freed and producer Robert Suff of BIS Records for a recap of the Orchestra's past year, and conversation about the upcoming Minnesota Orchestra season.
Pre-Concert Interview
Join Phillip Gainsley and Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Michelle Miller Burns for a look back at this extraordinary season, and a discussion of what's in store for the future.