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

By Dominic Lowe, 08 August 2018

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 6 August 2018

Bernstein, Candide: Overture

Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F

Ives, Symphony no. 2

Inon Barnatan, Piano

Minnesota Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, Conductor

Bold Beethoven bookends Sir Andrew Davis' Minnesota Orchestra program

Sam Jacobson, 17th June

At the Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis contrasts works of Beethoven with Berg’s Violin Concerto and a piece the draws on traditional Chinese folk dance.

****1

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

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.

****1

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

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