Bold Beethoven bookends Sir Andrew Davis' Minnesota Orchestra program

Von Sam Jacobson, 21 Juni 2023

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“practically bursting at the seams with wound-up potential energy”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, am 17 Juni 2023

Beethoven, Egmont, Op. 84: Ouvertüre

Berg, Violinkonzert "Dem Andenken eines Engels"

Bach, Violinsonate Nr. 2 a-Moll, BWV1003: Andante

Chen Yi, Duo Ye

Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 7 in A-Dur, Op.92

James Ehnes, Violine

Minnesota Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, Musikalische Leitung

Minnesota Orchestra offers up a musical potpourri

Phillip Nones, 16th April

In something of a surprise, the standout item on this Minnesota Orchestra concert program turned out to be a short chamber piece by Miguel del Águila.

***11

Prom 31: An all-American concert from Minnesota Orchestra and Vänskä

Dominic Lowe, 6th August

The Minnesota Orchestra’s visit offered a chance to hear Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and Ives’ Symphony no. 2, though the former suffered somewhat from an absence of spark.

***11

A praiseworthy Chichester Psalms from Minnesota Orchestra

Phillip Nones, 1st June

The Minnesota Chorale does Leonard Bernstein and Sir William Walton proud, with the Bernstein Chichester Psalms a particularly impressive presentation.

***11

Minnesota Orchestra reacquaint with old friends in Minneapolis

Phillip Nones, 13th April

In Minneapolis, Markus Stenz and Louis Lortie present time-honored Austro-German symphonic masterpieces in committed and compelling performances.

****1

Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra present “Tchaikovsky's Threes”

Phillip Nones, 11th January

In memorable performances, Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra showcased lesser-known scores as part of their Tchaikovsky Marathon.

****1

Scintillating Shéhérazade in Minneapolis

Phillip Nones, 17th November

Rafael Payare contrasts a stentorian Brahms Symphony 4 with colorful French scores, including a scintillating Shéhérazade.

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.