Osmo Vänskä

Osmo Vänskä is Back!
Posted by Erik Bergs on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Erik Bergs / April 25, 2014 Comment

Osmo Vanska will Return as Music Director of Minnesota Orchestra

It's been two years since the Minnesota Orchestral Association's board locked out the musicians of the globally renowned Minnesota Orchestra (October 1, 2012). It has been more than a month since the orchestra's CEO Michael Henson stepped down (and he isn't officially out of the picture yet). Even though signs of support for the...

Minnesota Orchestra's CEO Michael Henson Steps Down
Posted by Angie Newgren on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Angie Newgren / March 22, 2014 Comment

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Great news for the Minnesota Orchestra musicians and fans: President and CEO Michael Henson will step down after constant criticism from supporters of the Minnesota Orchestra musicians. Henson announced this past Thursday he will retire from his position this August. Michael Henson and management board members approved of a $40 million renovation for Orchestra Hall, the home base for the Minnesota Orchestra. Most of that money went to redesigning...

Will Conductor Osmo Vänskä Return to the Minnesota Orchestra?
Posted by Erik Bergs on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Erik Bergs / March 2, 2014 Comment
Will Conductor Osmo Vänskä Return to the Minnesota Orchestra If you want to make a passionate patron of the Minnesota Orchestra have an instantaneous panic attack, just tell them that you heard Osmo Vänskä took a position at another orchestra. Things are very tense as music returns to Orchestra Hall; all hope lingers on a point as fragile as a conductor’s wand: fire the current CEO Michael Henson or lose Osmo entirely. The latter would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago, but considering the 16-month lockout, the very fact the beloved former music director still officially...