The Minnesota press are reporting that the much-beleagured players of the stricken Minnesota Orchestra will defy the fates--and the ongoing nasty industrial dispute--and play a 10-concert season. Osmo Vänskä, who walked away from the orchestra amid much sadness and publicity recently, will return for two concerts.

In the others, Joshua Bell and Itzhak Perlman will be among the featured soloists. And alongside the staple fare will be modern works, such as Judd Greenstein's Acadia which the orchestra premiered in 2012. The concerts will take place between three venues, the Ted Mann Concert Hall, the Northrop Auditorium and the O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.

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