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Lilli Paasikivi
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano
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Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony
non-profit organisation in the USA
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Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
3
Leonidas Kavakos
Leonidas Kavakos
Greek violinist
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Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Finnish conductor
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in Boston, MA
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scotland's national symphony orchestra based in Glasgow
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Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle
British conductor
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Gerard Schwarz
Gerard Schwarz
American conductor
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra based in London
15
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in New York, NY
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
American orchestra
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Stephen Paulus
Stephen Paulus
American composer
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
American orchestra based in Pittsburgh
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Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski
Finnish soprano
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Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014)
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Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Finnish conductor and composer
22
Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse
American composer
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London based symphony orchestra
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James Paul
James Paul
American conductor
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Colin Davis
Colin Davis
British conductor
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Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons
Latvian conductor
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Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Truls Mørk
Truls Mørk
Norwegian cellist.
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Dimitri Mitropoulos
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek conductor, pianist, and composer
Minnesota Orchestra
symphonic orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Minnesota Orchestra

Intro
symphonic orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Awards Received
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
News
Interior shot of Orchestra Hall during a Young People's performance.

The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1903, the Minnesota Orchestra plays most of its concerts at Minneapolis's Orchestra Hall.

Osmo Vänskä has been the orchestra's music director since 2003. Sarah Hicks is the principal conductor of the Live at Orchestra Hall series.