#osmo vanska

[therealmagicflute]

And here we are again…Mr. Vanska, Mr. Shrickel and the Bridge… https://theothermozart.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/minnegeddon-mr-vanska-mr-schrickel-and-the-bridge/

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[preciouslittlelifeforms]

Sibelius’s symphonies no 2 and no 5 performed by the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä

All of the seven symphonies Sibelius composed in his life are fine, well-composed works, but there are a few that stand out for their ever-lasting popularity among the audience. His second symphony is probably the most-performed of them and that is no wonder: it has the undeniable Sibelius sound but melodically it is the most accessible of his symphonies. The fanfare that the orchestra is driven into at the beginning of the finale is glorious and Sibelius knows exactly how to tease us with the melody just the right amount.

My personal favourite is his fifth symphony. One musically interesting point of the symphony is that in the first movement there are actually two movements in one: there is a sort of a “fusion” and the first part transforms into the second one, from Tempo molto moderato to Allegro moderato. The loveliest part is the third and last movement where there is a calm, circling motif which according to Sibelius was inspired by a herd of swans taking flight.

[ackermangruber]

We have had the pleasure of photographing Osmo Vänskä over the last few months, but this our first portrait session with him for The Washington Post and it was finally nice to meet the man behind the music. 

[newsdock]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After quitting last fall amid a protracted lockout of union musicians, Finnish conductor Osmo Vanska is returning as music director of the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra, its board of directors said Thursday. Source: Associated Press

[therealmagicflute]

#MinnegeddonPartDeux - Now what? (or, the fallout continues)

#MinnegeddonPartDeux – Now what? (or, the fallout continues)

While OV begins negotiations to return in some capacity to the MO, eight board members of MOA have resigned as a result of the dismissal of Mr. Henson.  While all of this seems quite to be expected, as the chips fall from the prolonged lockout of eighteen months, we are given yet another fascinating glimpse into the innards of this organization.  

Are there underlying reasons for these events?…

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[therealmagicflute]

#MinnegeddonPartDeux -- What's going on at MOA? s d reply...

#MinnegeddonPartDeux — What’s going on at MOA? s d reply…

I don’t live in the world of 200M organizations, but it seems to me that it would be extremely reckless for a MOA to embark on a course that involves humiliating its employees and blithely waving goodbye to the conductor who brought them to world-class status, without having a “Plan B” in place prior to the lockout. Surely any of those on the Board who enabled Mr. Henson’s strategies should have…

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[classicmusic]

Bravo, Osmo!

I usually try to keep things (relatively) objective here, at least politically speaking, but I want to take a moment to congratulate the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä for their GRAMMY win tonight for Best Classical Performance. It's not often that proceedings proceed as they did for the Minnesota Orchestra, and perhaps even rarer for such a group to come away with a mainstream award as they did on Sunday in light of recent struggles. I don't take a great deal of stock in the GRAMMY awards, but this is notable for the circumstances.

Once, again, congratulations to the MNOrchestra and Osmo! May the coming year be kinder to you all.

[self-champion-blog]

....so.......tired....

I am so exhausted...back to back concerts with new music and crazy-ass Nielson symphony 4...yikes. At least we are working with a great conductor, and I use that term VERY sparingly. Osmo Vanska is the former director of the Minnesota Orchestra and he is quite good and makes the day more bearable.

Either way, I still dragged myself to the gym between rehearsals and pushed through some serious knots in my pecs for a decent workout. I am SERIOUSLY missing the assorted foam rollers/pvc pipes/tennis balls/baseballs at my gym in MI. My workout was the only part of today I was awake for, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Tomorrow is going to be hell but at least the weekend is coming.

...of course the weekend is my only chance to learn five hours of Wagner so, not sure that I'll have much time to relax.

But I look forward to hitting the gym on Thurs/Fri at least. A good workout is the rainbow in a week of "stormy" shitty stressors!