Minnesota Orchestra

Save on curated multi-concert bundles tailored to your tastes. Watch and Listen Full concert broadcasts, behind the scenes features, interviews and more. Group Sales Book tickets for groups and enjoy special rates for 10 or more guests. Memberships Give the gift of live music with a Minnesota Orchestra gift certificate. Offers & Promotions Find out how to get to Orchestra Hall and where to park. Visitor FAQ Answers to the most common questions from first-time and returning visitors. Pre-Concert Activities Come early to hear music, attend a concert preview or just hang out before the show! Safety & Security Review the hall's policies and procedures to ensure a safe experience. Accessibility Preview food and drink options available at Orchestra Hall. Restaurants & Hotels Explore ways to support soul-stirring music and innovative artistry for all to enjoy. Make a gift and help nourish the community with music. Planned Giving Leave a lasting legacy through a bequest or estate gift. Corporate Giving Contribute your time and talents to support the Orchestra’s work. Impact Report See how the generous support of donors makes a difference in the community. Live orchestral concerts designed to introduce school-age children to classical music. Relaxed Family & Sensory-Friendly Concerts Welcoming performances adapted for families and attendees with sensory sensitivities. Kinder Konzerts Fun, age-appropriate introductions (pre-K and K) to live music for the youngest audiences. Emerging Artists Engage with opportunities and resources designed to support the musical growth of student and adult artists. Educators & Families Resources and programs to help teachers and families connect young listeners with music. Lifelong Learning Our house is your house. Learn about our home in downtown Minneapolis, our new outdoor concert venue (a joint venture with First Avenue) and how you can host your own event at Orchestra Hall. The Orchestra’s iconic home in downtown Minneapolis, renowned for its acoustics. Event Rentals Host your own event in one of Orchestra Hall's distinctive spaces. Upper Harbor Amphitheater An outdoor concert venue operated by the Port of Minneapolis, LLC—a joint venture between First Avenue and the Minnesota Orchestra. Dive into our history, browse career opportunities and learn about the people on stage and behind the scenes that bring the music to life. Meet the musicians, conductors and administrative staff who bring the Orchestra to life. Careers & Auditions Help share orchestral music with passion, innovation and creativity. Stories & More Meet the musicians, conductors and administrative staff who bring the Orchestra to life. Disrupting Systemic Racism Get in touch! We’d love to hear from you. Partnerships and Affiliates The Minnesota Orchestra has a long history of performances in our home state, across the country and around the world, a century’s worth of recordings and radio broadcasts, a strong commitment to educational engagement activities and a tradition of performing new music. We perform about 175 concerts in a typical year, mostly in the Lindahl Auditorium at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. Through live and digital concerts, audio streaming, TV and radio broadcasts, more than 2.3 million people a year hear the Minnesota Orchestra. When the Orchestra performed its first concert as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra on November 5, 1903, baseball’s first World Series had just been played and the Wright brothers were preparing for their first flight. Known since 1968 as the Minnesota Orchestra, we have been led by eleven music directors, with Thomas Søndergård beginning his third season as music director at the start of the 2025-26 season. High points of recent years have included our first Grammy Award and tours to Cuba, South Africa and Europe. The Minnesota Orchestra, founded as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, plays its inaugural concert under founding music director Emil O