Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Laureate Stanislaw Skrowaczewski will once again take the podium to conduct the Locked Out Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra on Thursday, April 25^th. The concert will be held at The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, on the St. Paul campus of St. Catherine University.

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Principal Clarinetist Burt Hara will be the featured artist, playing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. Maestro Skrowaczewski, a world-renowned Bruckner specialist, will lead the orchestra in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 in E-flat, Romantic.

At one time, The O’Shaughnessy was the St Paul home of the Minnesota Orchestra, which held weekly performances there under then-Music Director Skrowaczewski. The April 25th performance will be a long-overdue homecoming for conductor, musicians and concertgoers. We look forward to greeting all our fans and friends on what is sure to be a memorable evening in St. Paul!

WHEN:           7:30 PM, Thursday, April 25, 2013

WHERE:        The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University

TICKETS:      Tickets may be purchased in person, by phone or online from The O’Shaughnessy Box Office.  Ticket prices will be $20, $40, $60; and $150 for a limited number of premium tickets that include premium seating, a pre-concert reception with the musicians, and a special gift.

MINNEAPOLIS- The Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra will present two “Young People’s Concerts” this Wednesday at Forest Lake High School in Washington County, MN for students at Forest Lake High School.

“One of the most devastating things about this lockout is the impact it has had on our educational concerts. The musicians feel it is vital that we do whatever we can reach as many kids as possible while this lockout continues, and we’re happy to bring music to the entire state of Minnesota again.” Principal cellist Tony Ross said.

These concerts were originally scheduled to be a part of the Minnesota Orchestra’s 2012-13 season, but were canceled by the Minnesota Orchestral Association when its five-month-old lockout of the musicians was extended.

WHEN:           Wednesday, February 20, 2013
WHERE:        Forest Lake High School
WHO:             William Schrickel, conductor & the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra

PROGRAM:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (8:00)
I. Allegro con brio

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphony No. 41 in C major, Jupiter, K. 551 (16:00)
III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. Molto allegro

GEORGES BIZET
Selections from Carmen, Suites No. 1 & 2 (18:00)
Les Toréadors (I/5) Prélude (I/1) Aragonaise (I/1a) Intermezzo (I/2)
Les dragons d’Alcala (I/4) Habañera (II/7) Danse Bohème (II/11)

Tickets available starting Monday, January 14 at noon

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minnesota Orchestra benefactor Judy Dayton announced today that Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vänskä has accepted their invitation to conduct the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra at a community celebration of the orchestra’s nomination for a Grammy Award. The Musicians are honored by the invitation and look forward to performing Sibelius for our audience.

Tickets to the community celebration will go on sale starting at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, at www.ticketworks.com or by calling (612) 343-3390. Tickets will be available for $20, $40 and $60.

The celebration will take place in the Minneapolis Convention Center Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013.

“Judy Dayton and I are very excited that Osmo Vänskä and the Musicians will offer a surely unforgettable performance of the Grammy-nominated works at the community celebration,” said Mayor Rybak.

“Now it’s time for this community to put its money where its mouth is. I’m getting my tickets on Monday, and I encourage everyone who loves Minneapolis music and arts to do the same — and to join me in buying a copy of the recording as well.”

The Minnesota Orchestra has been nominated for Best Orchestral Performance at the 55^th Annual GRAMMY Awards for its recording of Jean Sibelius’ Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5, conducted by Osmo Vänskä and released by the Swedish label BIS Records. The winner in the category will be announced on February 10.

Copies of the Grammy-nominated recording are available for purchase on the Minnesota Orchestra website at www.minnesotaorchestra.org.

The Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra are honored to be invited by Mayor R.T. Rybak and Orchestra benefactor Judy Dayton to perform at a Grammy celebration concert on February 1^st, 2013.

The Musicians recognize the significance this Grammy nomination holds for our community and the Orchestra’s reputation, as well as the importance of joining Osmo Vänskä  in performing these Sibelius works for our audience.

“This is a tremendous gesture by the Mayor and Ms. Dayton,” Principal Trombonist Doug Wright said.  “It will be the Musicians’ distinct honor to accept their invitation and join our Music Director on stage for a performance of these Grammy-nominated works for our community.  It should be a concert to remember.”