| Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra |
Article Index for Minneapolis |
Website Links For Minnesota |
Information AboutMinneapolis Symphony Orchestra |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA | |
| musical groups established in 1903 | |
| american orchestras | |
| minneapolis culture | |
| minnesota musical groups | |
|
Another noted ensemble is also based in the Twin Cities , the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra . Oberhoffer was the Minnesota Orchestra's principal Conductor until 1922 . He has been followed by Henry Verbrugghen (1923–31); Eugene Ormandy (1931–36); Dimitri Mitropoulos (1937–49); Antal Doráti (1949-60); Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1960–80) and Neville Marriner (1979–86); Edo De Waart (1986–95); and Eiji Oue (1995–2002). In 2002, Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä was appointed the ensemble's 10th music director and took the podium in September 2003. In 2005, Vänskä extended his tenure with the Minnesota Orchestra through 2011. The orchestra first began recording in 1924 , producing a significant number of records through the Great Depression . In 1954 , the group made the first recording of the '' 1812 Overture '' to include actual Cannon fire. The first recording was in Monophonic sound, so the performance was repeated in 1958 for a Stereo production. More recently, the group has begun recording the Beethoven Symphony cycle to wide acclaim, beginning with the '' Fourth '' and '' Fifth '' in 2004 . In '' (originally '' Viennese Sommerfest''), which runs from mid-July to mid-August, before the concert season officially begins in September. EXTERNAL LINKS
REFERENCES |
|
|