Two factors keeping classical music fresh are movie soundtracks, which give mass audiences an emotional entry point into the genre, and the work of smart young composers like Kevin Puts. Puts has been dazzling audiences with inventive new compositions and interpretations of the standard repertoire. This Minnesota Orchestra performance pairs the world premiere of his Sinfonia concertante for Five Solo Instruments and Orchestra–which spotlights flute, oboe, violin, bassoon, and cello–with Also sprach Zarathustra, the Strauss work made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi classic. 612-371-5656; www.minnesotaorchestra.org
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