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In the grand tradition of European orchestras, the Minnesota Orchestra celebrates the New Year with a gala concert — and Classical MPR brings the celebration to you with a live broadcast from Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.

Join host Brian Newhouse on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at 2 p.m., as Osmo Vänskä leads the Minnesota Orchestra and guest soloist, soprano Dawn Upshaw, in a program that features selections from the American songbook and concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony. No. 2.

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Ring in 2017 with a live concert broadcast of the Minnesota Orchestra. Join host Brian Newhouse on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at 2 p.m., as Osmo Vanska leads the Minnesota Orchestra and guest soloist, soprano Dawn Upshaw, in a program that features selections from the American songbook and concludes with Rachmaninoff's Symphony. No. 2.


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