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Perhaps this is one more piece of evidence to support the mended relationship between the United States and Cuba. Marin Alsop, music director of both the Baltimore and São Paulo Symphony Orchestras, will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Cuba in celebration of Havana's quincentenary. -
Osmo Vänskä Returns as Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra!
Music lovers in Minnesota will be delighted to hear that Osmo Vänskä will return as the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. The orchestra's board of directors voted on Thursday to rehire the Finnish maestro. -
Who Next for Minnesota Orchestra (Litton, Petrenko, Heras-Casado)...If Not Osmo Vänskä?
As is being reported, it's not yet a done deal for Osmo Vanska to return to the Minnesota Orchestra as music director. But who would be a good choice? -
BREAKING: Minnesota Orchestra President Michael Henson to Step Down on August 31
The Minnesota Orchestra announced on Thursday evening that controversial President and CEO Michael Henson will step down at the end of the current season, on August 31. -
Differing Sources: Minnesota Orchestra Board Supports President Michael Henson, Wants Osmo Vänskä as Guest Conductor
On Monday, several Minnesota Orchestra board members said that the board had voted in favor of keeping Michael Henson as president. They also said that Osmo Vänskä might be asked to take on a more limited role with the orchestra, such as principal guest conductor. -
Osmo Vänskä Says Minnesota Orchestra President Michael Henson Must Go!
Conductor Osmo Vänskä talked with Brian Newhouse of Classical Minnesota Public Radio this weekend about what might prompt him to return to the orchestra as music director. Vänskä said, “For any healing to begin at the orchestra, Michael Henson must go.” -
Minnesota Orchestra Survives Historic 15-Month Lockout, Announces Shortened 2014 Concert Season (Feat. Osmo Vänskä)
A new era in the history of the Minnesota Orchestra will begin next month, when the re-united orchestra will present its first performances in Orchestra Hall after a long and often bitter contract dispute that dragged on for 15 months. -
Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Approve New Contract, Ending Historic 15-Month Lockout!
Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra approved a new contract on Tuesday, ending the historic lockout that dragged on for more than 15 months. The 488-day impasse was the longest work stoppage ever in the history of U.S. orchestras. -
Minnesota Musicians to Go It Alone, as Legislators Call for Corporate Heads' Heads
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 starry 10-concert season. Meanwhile, local legislators demand resignations amongst the orchestra's... -
Minnesota Orchestra Year End Financial Results: Lots of Positives, Insist Board
Financial results at the troubled Minnesota Orchestra are much stronger than might have been expected, say upbeat board. Hits, yes, but lots of relatively good news on which to build. -
READ: It’s Time for Musicians to Form a New Minnesota Orchestra
Attorney Lee Henderson, a member of the community-based group “SOS: Save Osmo," wrote an editorial urging the musicians and community to work together towards establishing a new symphony orchestra. Here’s an excerpt from his editorial that appeared in the Minneapolis... -
READ: Aaron Jay Kernis Resigns as Director of the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
Composer Aaron Jay Kernis resigned on Tuesday after 15 years as the director of the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute. -
Osmo Vänskä Conducting Farewell Concerts with Minnesota Orchestra Musicians
Although he resigned as music director on October 1, Osmo Vänskä will lead the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra one more time (in two concerts) scheduled for this Friday and Saturday. -
LONGREADS: Minnesota Composer Institute Alumni's Full Letter to All of Minnesota
A proposal by vaunted Northern Ireland and Middle East peace negotiator, former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, that the Minnesota Orchestra end its 11-month lockout was just shot down by both board and management... -
Glass, Corigliano, Lang, Puts and Muhly: Composer Institute Alums Call for End of Minnesota Orchestra Lockout
"The Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute has been a beacon in the field, and had substantially enriched the Minnesota Orchestra’s stature as a forward-thinking cultural institution." -- Philip Glass, John Corigliano, David Lang, Kevin...
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