But the gifted 69-year-old trumpeter who's been with the orchestra for more than four decades isn’t done with music or the ...

The Minnesota Orchestra’s new president and CEO returns to his home state with a vision that blends civic purpose with ...

The Minneapolis City Council approved key steps for a new Community Performing Arts Center in the Upper Harbor area.

The state’s largest arts organization has a new leader. Isaac Thompson has been named president and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Orchestra, returning to his home area after two years of ...

Minnesota Orchestra Presents World Premiere Of BREA (D)TH The program will be performed at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, May 18, at 11 a.m., Friday, May 19, at 8 p.m., and ...

It’s been a pretty safe summer at Orchestra Hall. No, I’m not talking about crime rates in the southwest corner of downtown Minneapolis, which has never felt like a particularly dangerous part of town ...

The Minnesota Orchestra has appointed Isaac Thompson as its next president and CEO. A native of the Twin Cities and a seasoned arts leader, Thompson currently serves as president and CEO of the Oregon ...

MPR colleagues discuss 100 years of broadcasting Minnesota Orchestra concerts. YourClassical MPR host Melissa Ousley talks with retired music librarian and music director John Michel, Minnesota ...

In the 1968-'69 season, he conducted its much publicized performance at the United Nations in 1968, and he was behind the design and building of Orchestra Hall as the permanent home for the Orchestra.

The Minneapolis Symphony is again to travel. During April and May under the charge of Arthur J. Gaines, associate manager, this famous orchestra is to play in 20 states.

Nationally, most of the major orchestras offer some kind of radio broadcast, but only the Boston Symphony has had a live series longer than MPR's, said Minnesota Orchestra spokesperson Gwen Pappas.