Minnesota Orchestra

This weekend’s program is emblematic of conductor Osmo Vänskä’s five-year tenure to date with the orchestra. It begins with “Rakastava,” the romantic, melancholic choral work from Vänskä’s famous fellow Finn, Sibelius. It ends with Beethoven’s “Second Symphony,” a secondary but not second-rate composition among the nine Beethoven symphonies that Vänskä is recording with the Minnesota Orchestra to generally positive reviews. In between is
Shostakovich’s “First Violin Concerto,” a feature for guest star Lisa Batiashvili, who is fresh off her April performance of the same work for the New York Philharmonic.

Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicolett Mall, Minneapolis; 612-371-5656.