Orchestra Hall, October 4–5
This weekend’s program is emblematic of conductor
Osmo Vänskä’s five-year tenure to date with the orchestra. It begins with “
Rakastava 
,” the romantic, melancholic choral work from Vänskä’s famous fellow Finn, Sibelius. It ends with
Beethoven's “
Second Symphony ,” a secondary but not second-rate composition among the nine Beethoven symphonies that Vänskä is recording with the
Minnesota Orchestra to generally positive reviews. In between is
Shostakovich’s “
First Violin Concerto ,” a feature for guest star
Lisa Batiashvili , who is fresh off her April performance of the same work for the
New York Philharmonic .
Orchestra Hall , 1111 Nicolett Mall, Minneapolis; 612-371-5656.
Links:
[1] http://www.rakemag.com/issues/2007/10
[2] http://www.rakemag.com/authors/britt-robson
[3] http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/osmo2/bio.cfm
[4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http://www.amazon.com/Sibelius-Symphony-No-7-Kullervo/dp/B000003FYS?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190247292&sr=8-1&tag=therake-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[5] http://www.kingsbarn.freeserve.co.uk/
[6] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5454034
[7] http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/new_home/index.cfm
[8] http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/shostakovich.html
[9] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http://www.amazon.com/Shostakovich-Cello-Concerto-Violin-revised/dp/B000007QCK?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190247785&sr=1-3&tag=therake-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[10] http://www.lisabatiashvili.com/
[11] http://nyphil.org/
[12] http://www.rakemag.com/arts-culture/so-little-time/minnesota-orchestra#adjump
[13] http://www.rakemag.com/advertising
[14] http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/new_home/index.cfm
