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Minnesota Orchestra's season finale

Osmo Vanska
Ann Marsden caught this quiet moment before a concert. She feels one of Osmo Vanska's special qualities is his democratized view. While he is clearly the leader of the Minnesota Orchestra, he is a team player and sees the inter-connectedness of all the players.
Photo: Ann Marsden

This week, the Minnesota Orchestra performs the grand finale to its current season -- broadcast live on Classical MPR Friday night at 8 p.m. As we look forward to that concert, we'll be celebrating the rich recorded legacy of the Minnesota Orchestra throughout the week, from Skrowaczewski's Bartok, recorded in the early days of Orchestra Hall, to Vänskä's ongoing cycle of Beethoven recordings -- currently winning rave reviews throughout the world of classical music.

In celebration of the season, we've been playing Minnesota Orchestra recordings at 10 a.m. each morning with the last five music directors, leading up to Osmo Vänskä:

Monday

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Tuesday

Neville Marriner:

Dvorak: Symphony No. 8

Wednesday

Edo de Waart

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Thursday

Eiji Oue

Respighi: Pines of Rome

Friday

Osmo Vänskä

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

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