On Friday, Sept. 15, the Minnesota Orchestra begins its new season as Osmo Vänskä conducts the suite from Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. Also in the program are works by John Adams, Hector Berlioz and Maurice Ravel, along with the U.S. premiere of the second violin concerto by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg; violinist James Ehnes joins the orchestra as the soloist on the Hillborg piece.
Join host Brian Newhouse on Friday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m., to listen to the broadcast of the Minnesota Orchestra's season-opening concert, live from Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
Concert Program
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
JOHN ADAMS
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
MAURICE RAVEL
Pavane for a Dead Princess
ANDERS HILLBORG
Violin Concerto No. 2 [U.S. Premiere]
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Roman Carnival Overture
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)
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