Minnesota Orchestra and Sphinx Virtuosi
 

Sphinx Virtuosi

With conductor Tito Muñoz and the Minnesota Orchestra
Thu, Feb 1, 11 am–1 pm
Fri, Feb 2, 8–10 pm
Sat, Feb 3, 7–9 pm
Orchestra Hall
Tickets: $25-69

The Sphinx Virtuosi—the flagship ensemble of the Sphinx Organization based in Detroit, Michigan—shares the stage with the Minnesota Orchestra in a program featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Abels’ Global Warming, Astor Piazzolla’s Winter and Summer, Carlos Simon’s reflective Breathe (inspired by theologian Howard Thurman's book Meditations of the Heart), and Angélica Negrón’s immersive Marejada. Composed of 18 of the nation's top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the Virtuosi are primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, and its members work together as cultural ambassadors reaching new audiences.

Presented by Minnesota Orchestra in partnership with The Great Northern.

The Program

ABELS 
Global Warming

NEGRÓN
Marejada for String Orchestra

PIAZZOLLA/DESYATNIKOV 
Winter and Summer, from The
Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

SIMON 
Breathe

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
Symphonic Variations on an African Air

REVUELTAS 
Sensemayá

About The Sphinx Virtuosi

The Sphinx Virtuosi are the nation's most dynamic, exhilarating professional chamber orchestra, dedicated to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in classical music. Composed of 18 of the nation's top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the Virtuosi are primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, and its members work together as cultural ambassadors reaching new audiences. This unique ensemble earned rapturous reviews from The New York Times during its highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall in December 2004: Allan Kozinn described their performance as “first-rate in every way” and raved that “the ensemble produced a more beautiful, precise, and carefully shaped sound than some fully professional orchestras that come through Carnegie Hall in the course of the year.” 

PRE-CONCERT INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ABELS, LED BY LOKI KARUNA
Join us 45 minutes prior to each concert's start time for a discussion on Global Warming between composer Michael Abels and Loki Karuna in the Target Atrium at Orchestra Hall.