Concerts / Past Events

Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano

BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

Sarah KIRKLAND SNIDER Forward into Light
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Carlos SIMON Warmth from Other Suns, for string orchestra
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
ELLINGTON A Tone Parallel to Harlem

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Boston Ballet

STRAVINSKY Apollon musagète

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano

ALL-STRAUSS PROGRAM

Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten
Songs with orchestra
"Träumerei im Kamin" from Intermezzo
“Die Zeit” and “Da geht er hin” from Der Rosenkavalier
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Experience the lush and expressive romanticism of Richard Strauss under the summer sky with superstar soprano Renée Fleming, one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of Strauss.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Our 2024 season kicks off with a romantic tour de force: an all-Beethoven program headlined by superstar violinist Hilary Hahn in the Violin Concerto, a lyrical showcase for the instrument. And, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in the Eroica Symphony, an emotionally expansive piece that redefined what a symphony was by transforming the heroic journey into symphonic form.

Mozart: Quintet for Basset Clarinet and String Quartet in A major, K. 581

Guillaume Connesson: Disco-Toccata for clarinet and cello

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10

with Oliver Neubauer and Ariel Horowitz, violins
Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet
Samuel DeCaprio, cello

The Minnesota Orchestra presents its second annual concert in celebration and commemoration of Juneteenth. Jonathan Taylor Rush will lead a program featuring both upbeat and contemplative music from 20th-century and contemporary African American composers. Jimmie Herrod, Wordsmith and Ashley DuBose will also take the stage, combining their powerful voices with the symphonic strength of the Orchestra.

Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Zenas Hsu, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Richard Belcher, cello

André Caplet: Suite Persane
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Barbara Bishop, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
JJ Koh, clarinet
Andrew Brady, bassoon
James Ferree, horn
Matthew Wilson, horn

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
Eunice Kim, violin
Zenas Hsu, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Daniel Orsen, viola
Julie Albers, cello
Sarah Lewis, cello

Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Zenas Hsu, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Richard Belcher, cello

André Caplet: Suite Persane
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Barbara Bishop, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
JJ Koh, clarinet
Andrew Brady, bassoon
James Ferree, horn
Matthew Wilson, horn

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
Eunice Kim, violin
Zenas Hsu, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Daniel Orsen, viola
Julie Albers, cello
Sarah Lewis, cello

Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Zenas Hsu, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Richard Belcher, cello

André Caplet: Suite Persane
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Barbara Bishop, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
JJ Koh, clarinet
Andrew Brady, bassoon
James Ferree, horn
Matthew Wilson, horn

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
Eunice Kim, violin
Zenas Hsu, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Daniel Orsen, viola
Julie Albers, cello
Sarah Lewis, cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra 
James Ferree, horn and creative lead

Dmitri Shostakovich: Elegy and Polka for String Quartet 
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Daria Tedeschi Adams, violin
Hyobi Sim, viola
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Eunice Kim, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Zachary Cohen, bass

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise 

Adolphus Hailstork: Saint Paul’s Blues (SPCO Commission)
Alicia McQuerrey, flute

Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae for String Quartet
Eunae Koh, violin
Rolf Haas, violin
Daniel Orsen, viola
Sarah Lewis, cello

Reena Esmail: The Light is the Same
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Barbara Bishop, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Andrew Brady, bassoon
James Ferree, horn

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Eunice Kim, violin
Nicholas Tavani, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Lisa Sung, viola
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello

Adolphus Hailstork: Saint Paul’s Blues (SPCO Commission)
Alicia McQuerrey, flute

Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae for String Quartet
Eunae Koh, violin
Rolf Haas, violin
Daniel Orsen, viola
Sarah Lewis, cello

Reena Esmail: The Light is the Same
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Barbara Bishop, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Andrew Brady, bassoon
James Ferree, horn

Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
Eunice Kim, violin
Nicholas Tavani, violin
Maiya Papach, viola
Lisa Sung, viola
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Joshua Koestenbaum, cello