Music lovers in Minnesota will be delighted to hear that Osmo Vänskä will return as the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra.
The orchestra's board of directors voted on Thursday to rehire Vänskä as music director. His new two-year contract begins on May 1, and he will lead at least 10 weeks of concerts during each of the next two seasons.
In a statement released by the orchestra, Vänskä said "I am very pleased to have this chance to rebuild the Vänskä/Minnesota Orchestra partnership, and I look forward to getting back to music-making with the players and together re-establishing our worldwide reputation for artistic excellence."
Board Chair Gordon Sprenger said, "Osmo Vänskä led the Minnesota Orchestra to great heights during his previous tenure as music director, and we are happy to be able to reunite Osmo and the Orchestra to deliver outstanding musical performances for our community and to extend their celebrated musical partnership. We are delighted he is back."
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