Every weekday at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.
The Minnesota Orchestra 2016-17 season opens Thursday, Sept. 22. For Morning Glories, we will hear the Minnesota Orchestra, violinist Joshua Bell (the orchestra's opening night soloist), and music director Osmo Vänskä as clarinetist.
Monday
Aaron Jay Kernis: Air for Violin
Joshua Bell, violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Tuesday
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Minnesota Orchestra
Wednesday
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Featuring Osmo Vänskä (clarinet) and Erin Keefe (concertmaster)
Thursday
Maurice Ravel: Bolero
Minnesota Orchestra
Friday
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stephen Hough, piano
Minnesota Orchestra
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