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Axios
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Pianists reach finals in Van Cliburn competition
One of the world's most prestigious classical music competitions will crown its new winner in Fort Worth this weekend. State of pianists: The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is held in Fort Worth every four years to showcase young musicians considered to be the top emerging talent in the world. This year's competition featured 28 pianists chosen out of 340 applicants from 45 countries and regions. Zoom in: The six finalists range from ages 22 to 30, representing Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Russia and the U.S. Finalist performances start Tuesday and continue Wednesday and Friday nights at Bass Performance Hall. The final concert is Saturday. The finalists: Los Angeles-born Angel Stanislav Wang, the youngest finalist, comes from a family of musicians and started taking piano lessons when he was 5. Vitaly Starikov, 30, who is representing Russia and Israel, also comes from a family of musicians and has traveled the world for his recital and chamber music. Aristo Sham, 29, was featured in a U.K. documentary about the world's greatest musical prodigies and has performed for King Charles. Philipp Lynov, 26, studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory before moving to Germany. Carter Johnson, 28, grew up in Canada and is highlighting lesser-known works of Polish composers. Evren Ozel, 26, debuted at 11 with the Minnesota Orchestra and has been a featured soloist with several U.S. orchestras. The intrigue: The gold medalist will receive $100,000 and three years of comprehensive career management, including concert tours, an album and performance attire from Neiman Marcus.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Must-see concerts this week: Lazerbeak, Mahler, Morgan Wade
It's a week rich with local talent, from artists who were scene staples decades ago to brand new groups. Here are some of the best shows taking place around the Twin Cities this week. View the to see embedded media. Wednesday, March 5 at Berlin Hip-hop scene veteran Lazerbeak, aka Aaron Mader, is celebrating the February release of his A Bridge Under the Alley EP. The Minnesota native will be joined by percussionist Zack Baltich to celebrate his atmospheric, laid back release that, as the cover suggests, feels like a beautiful record to throw on during a lazy, snowy afternoon. In addition to his numerous Doomtree collaborations, the musician and producer has worked with Lizzo, Doja Cat, Trampled by Turtles, and the Minnesota Orchestra. His omnivorous influences are deeply apparent on the new EP, his first solo studio release since 2021's Cameron. Paul Hecht and The Nunnery will open the set. Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at Orchestra Hall The Minnesota Orchestra presents a program featuring Dorothy Howell's "Lamia," Benjamin Britten's Arthur Rimbaud-inspired "Les illuminations," and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1, Titan," a piece that was first recorded by the Minnesota Orchestra, which went by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra at that time. The orchestra will be joined by Grammy-winning soprano Julia Bullock, who recently made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera. Friday, March 7 at Cloudland Theater Lawson was best known for her work with The Clams, the all-female rock group that played around the Twin Cities for four years in the late '80s. She played in other Twin Cities and New York-based bands for a span before stepping away from music in the late '90s. But she returned with a bang in 2021, releasing her first new music in decades the following year. Since then, she's released a few singles and an EP of old school bar rock with a punk attitude. She's joined by The Unnamed and the pyschedelic Muun Bato (who may hit the spot for fans of The Flaming Lips). Friday, March 7 at First Avenue The Virginia-born country artist is back at First Avenue following the release of last year's Obsessed, her fourth studio album. Wade's latest has a more confessional tone and a little more musical grit to it than her past releases, like her AMA-nominated "Wilder Days" from Reckless. Friday March 7—Sunday, March 9 at Pillar Forum The Pillar Forum is hosting three straight days of local punk music (to put a painfully broad label on it) during the second Rage & Reset. It's like a sampler platter of Twin Cities punk groups that dot the calendar every week. The lineup includes Anita Velveeta, Early Eyes, Valeska Suratt, Baumgardner, Haze Gazer, The Penny Peaches, and plenty more. Weekend passes are $50, while single-day tickets range from $15-$25. The full lineup can be found at the Pillar Forum on Monday, Mar. 3: The Belfast Cowboys at The Dakota BCE Trio (Emma Garau / Chris Bates / Bryan Nichols) at Berlin Nyttu Chongo at The White Squirrel Bar Phantom Sam at The White Squirrel Bar Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Tuesday, Mar. 4: March Conspiracy Series feat. Venus De Mars at 331 Club Dreamers' Circus at the Walker Bobby Commodore's 72nd Birthday and Retirement Jam at The Dakota Fat Tuesday with Jack Brass Band at Icehouse The Brass Messengers and Brasszilla's Mardi Gras 2025 Battle of the Brass at Palmer's Bar Mackenzy Mackay with Savanna Leigh at 7th St. Entry International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's YUHH Tuesday night residency with Jake Schultz & Francis Johnson and Neighbor Dog at The White Squirrel Bar The New Havoline Supremes at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Concerts on Wednesday, Mar. 5: Lazerbeak EP release show at Berlin An Evening with Eilen Jewell at the Parkway Theater Ana Popovic at The Dakota GUNNAR at 7th St. Entry Twain and Esther Rose at Turf Club Wednesdays with Marijuana Death Squads at Icehouse Sonic Sea Turtles, Fragged Out, Cavernous Maw, and more at Underground Music Venue Catch Your Breath at Varsity Theater Hunny Bear residency with Fuchsia and Emerson Island at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Kinda Fonda Wanda at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Thursday, Mar. 6: Nona Invie album release show at Berlin North Mississippi Allstars and Bobby Rush at The Dakota with Vienna Vienna at First Avenue Disturbed at Target Center Jack Kays with Remo Drive at the Fine Line Whores with Facet and Align at Zhora Darling Lighter Co. residency w/ Asparagus, Anna Devine, and Porch Knights at Icehouse Marcia Ball Band at The Parkway Theater This Wild Life with Belmont and Young Culture at Amsterdam Bar & Hall SaltyDog at Hook and Ladder Ian Tour pt. 2 at Varsity Theater Yesterday's Numbers, High Tiny Hairs, and Institutional Green at Cloudland Theater Bad Weather, Stone Ark, and Polivon at Underground Music Venue Suburban Muscle with Linus and Battery Eyes at The White Squirrel Bar Early Evening Jazz: Linz / Monaghan / Murray at Berlin (no cover) Artaria String Quartet: Mozart Quartet Cycle II at The Landmark Center (free) Concerts on Friday, Mar. 7: Søndergård Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1 at Orhcestra Hall Morgan Wade at First Avenue Rage and Reset 2025: Valeska Suratt, Baumgardner, Haze Gazer, Mommy Log Balls, Whenthedustsettles, and New Confusion at Pillar Forum Cindy Lawson, The Unnamed, and Muun Bato at Cloudland Theater Gaelic Storm at Pantages Theatre North Mississippi Allstars and Bobby Rush at The Dakota Hazlett at Fine Line Wilder Woods at Uptown Theater Willis at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Kitty's Rave at Varsity Theater Tobias Meinhart Quartet at Berlin Afrobeats to the World at Green Room "Not Too Far Gone" Tour with The Color Fred & Holdfast. at Zhora Darling Embers Rise, Abbadon's End, and Sons of Bliss at Underground Music Venue The Vintagers and Cerulean City at Terminal Bar Citron Vision with Unfinished Products and Deer Skin at The White Squirrel Bar The Owl-Eyes, Dave's Manual, and Murder Curious at 331 Club Dan Israel at Steel Toe Brewing Early Evening Jazz: Dan Carpel / Joan Hutton / Mike Wolter at Berlin (no cover) Concerts on Saturday, Mar. 8: Søndergård Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1 at Orhcestra Hall Rage and Reset 2025: Early Eyes, Anita Velveeta, Fend, 12th House Sun, Dad Bod, Malamiko, Jenny Matrix, and Thumper at Pillar Forum Josh Meloy w/ Kenny Fielder at First Avenue Kim Dracula and Hanabie. at The Fillmore Matt Nathanson at Uptown Theater Inflict, Evernorth, Chrome Coda, Den of Thieves, VIN, and Glad to be Dead at Amsterdam Bar and Hall ThoughtCast at Berlin Wanderer, Birth Order, Texture Freq, and Baumgardner at Zhora Darling Seyi Oyinloye: The "ON3" Tour at Icehouse D'Aydrian Harding at Varsity Theater Crush of Souls, Intercourse, Winkie, and DJ Dedicated Enemy at Cloudland Theater California Cover Cavalcade at Hook and Ladder Jeff Becker Band and Lexie Modica at Terminal Bar Jesus Son, Bunny Blood, and Garf at Palmer's Bar Chase and Ovation: The Music of Prince at Bunker's Lowboy with Lasalle, Tarias & The Sound, and Vinny Franco & The Love Channel at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Early Evening Jazz: Mary Petrich OpenHand Trio at Berlin (no cover) Concerts on Sunday, Mar. 9: Rage and Reset 2025: The Penny Peaches, Emma Jeanne, Finick, Sylvia Dieken, and Dawson Sabah Kimyon at Pillar Forum Matt Nathanson at Uptown Theater Mpls Dads Who Rock // Consolation Champ + Matt Herzog Band at The Parkway Theater Howie Day at The Dakota So True with Caleb Hearon at The Fillmore SahBabii at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Sam Graber Band brunch at Icehouse Mammoth Moth at The White Squirrel Bar Skull Sundays: BRAINGIVER & Trever Hagen at Berlin Emmy Woods and the Red Pine Ramblers at 331 Club Church of Cornbread with Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free)Just announced concerts: Mar. 10: Charmin and Shapira feat. Pete Whitman at The Dakota Mar. 18: Ginger Commodore: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Roberta Flack at The Dakota March 18: Lizzo at First Avenue Mar. 26: Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute feat. Terry Walsh, Dan Israel, and Steve Brantseg at The Dakota Mar. 27: Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band, Lutheran Heat, and The Dirty Pretty at Cloudland Theater April 4: Urban Classic: The First Night Soul Revue at The Dakota April 17: Ghost Wagon single release party w/ Pat Lenertz and Friends at Icehouse April 25: The Anti-Queens, The Venomous Pinks, and Tightwire at Cloudland Theater April 25: Zeppo: Stairway to Eleven w/ TH3 at Icehouse April 27: Pardyalone at Fine Line April 27: Room3 Family Function: Bill's Garden album release at The Dakota May 2: Caleb Gordon at Fine Line May 3: Stella Cole at The Dakota May 4: Nick Swardson - live taping at First Avenue May 8: Kevin Kaarl at The Fillmore May 20: Bartees Strange at Fine Line May 23: Coco Jones at The Fillmore May 24: 2Chainz at Orpheum Theatre May 27: John Mark McMillan and Citizens at Fine Line May 28: Sara Keys at 7th St. Entry June 4: Robyn Hitchcock at Turf Club June 5: Three Sacred Souls at Palace Theatre June 10–11: Judy Collins at The Dakota June 14: Watchhouse at Palace Theatre June 19: The Head and the Heart at Palace Theatre June 27: Banks at The Fillmore July 10: The Music of Prince feat. former members of the New Power Generation at First Avenue July 11: Heart Attack Man at Fine Line July 12: Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers at Fine Line July 17: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at The Fitzgerald Theater Aug. 4: The Deslondes at 7th St. Entry Aug. 7: Pantera with Amon Amarth at Target Center Aug. 19: Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, and LØLØ at The Armory Aug. 25: The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, and more at The Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Sept. 16: Rilo Kiley at Palace Theatre Oct. 5: Autchre at Icehouse Oct. 7: elbow at First Avenue Oct. 11: Stereolab at First Avenue Oct. 13: Bambara at 7th St. Entry Oct. 16: Chaparelle at Fine Line Oct. 30: The Wombats at The Fillmore
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Minnesota Orchestra had $3.8 million deficit last season despite record revenue
The Minnesota Orchestra, the largest nonprofit performing arts organization in the state, announced an operating loss of $3.8 million for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday. The orchestra's revenues for the year totaled $38.7 million against operating expenses of $42.6 million. However, it reached its highest-ever annual fund donations total at $10 million and highest earned revenue at $11.6 million. The latter figure is a 22% increase over the previous year. The rising revenue figures arrived during Thomas Søndergård's first season as the Music Director of the orchestra. He's the 11th in the orchestra's history. The operating report, which spans the season from September 2023 through August 2024, notes the loss of federal pandemic-era grants contributed to the loss. It was the organization's first season since 2020 without support from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). "Our financial results tell the story of an organization that is still climbing back from the pandemic and also achieving key mileposts," interim President and CEO Brent Assink says. "Though our fundraising totals were high, we were not able to make up those PPP funds and ended with a deficit. On the bright side, the Orchestra saw more contributions to its annual fund than ever before, partly due to the tremendous generosity of our Board of Directors, and it achieved record levels of earned revenue too.' Assink, a former President of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, assumed the role in August when former CEO Michele Miller Burns left to take the reins of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Søndergård's first season was marked by collaborations with performers like pianist Yuja Wang and local rapper Nur-D, as well as the completion of its recordings of 10 Mahler symphonies and new education programs. Søndergård has already received acclaim for his first (and part of his second) season at the helm, taking over for Osmo Vänskä, who led the orchestra from 2022 through the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. The record revenue levels are largely the result of rentals and ticket sales, with 75% paid capacity on the season and 83% total capacity, per the Star Tribune.
