Josef Mysliveček: The Miller Who Inspired Mozart
2025-03-22 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 285 Dale St N, St. Paul, MN, 55103, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Mysliveček
Symphony No. 31 in G Major
Adriano in Siria Overture
Octet No. 3 in B-flat Major
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20, K466, Mvt 1
Soloist: Adam Khan Ngo
FEATURING
Professor Emeritus Daniel Freeman
Mysliveček scholar, University of Minnesota

Adam Khan Ngo

Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Piano Concerto Competition Winner

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, Dvorak: Vodnik (The Water Goblin), Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor
2025-05-17 19:30 | St Albert the Great Church, 2836 33rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Soloists: Corey Hamm, Piano
Dvořák
Vodnik (The Water Goblin) Symphonic Poem, Op.107/B.195
Lalo
Cello Concerto in D Minor, Mvt-1 Prelude, Allegro maestoso
Soloists:Summer Liu, Cello
SOLOISTS
Corey Hamm
Pianist Corey Hamm is establishing a unique musical profile. In recent years, he has toured and recorded Frederic Rzewski’s monumental The People United Will Never Be Defeated! His CD won Spotify’s Best Classical Recording 2014. Further recording plans include a CD of works written for him and the complete piano works of Henri Dutilleux.

Corey Hamm has premiered over 400 solo, chamber, and concerto works including for PEP (Piano and Erhu Project), The Nu:BC Collective, and for Hammerhead Consort. His three chamber music initiatives have received praise both for their recordings and their artistry.

Dr. Hamm is an award-winning Professor of Piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Summer Liu
Summer Liu, a 12-year-old 7th grader at Lake Middle School in Woodbury, has been studying
cello with Andrea Glass at the MacPhail Center for Music for six years.

She won the 2025 MacPhail Concerto & Aria Competition, having also won it in 2024 (duo) and
2023 (solo). She earned First Prize in the 2024 Chicago International Music Competition, the
2024 Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition (Junior Division), and was a finalist in the
2023 Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Concerto Competition. She also placed Second in
the 2023 American Classical Young Musician Award and Third in the 2022 American Music
Talent Competition and received the 2023–2024 MacPhail Bjork-Pederson Suzuki Scholarship.

Summer is a cellist in the Symphony Orchestra of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies,
the MacPhail Chamber Orchestra, and the MacPhail Cello Rock Band. She also plays
percussion in her school band and enjoys reading, biking, skiing, rock climbing, video games,
and spending time with friends and pets.

Summer POPS! - Como Lakeside Pavilion
2025-08-05 19:00 | Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul, 55103, United States
Join us on beautiful Lake Como for an evening of open-air music.
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Coming soon…

Summer POPS! - Lake Harriet Bandshell
2025-08-10 14:00 | Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Join us on beautiful Lake Harriet for an evening of open-air music.

CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE

Movie music
How to Train Your Dragon Medley by John Powell
“Adventures on Earth” from E.T. by John Williams
Highlights from Jurassic Park by John Williams

Patriotic music

“Stars and Stripes Forever” by Sousa
“Armed Forces Salute” arranged by Bob Lowden

Plus a variety of our favorite summer classical music

“Dance Baccanale” from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns
Finlandia by Sibelius
“Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations by Elgar
“Radetzky March” by Strauss
“Blue Tango” by Leroy Anderson
“España Cañi” by Marquina Narro

Dvořák Symphony No. 6, Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Haydn Sinfonia Concertante
2025-10-19 15:00 | St Albert the Great Church, 2836 33rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Dvořák
Symphony No. 6
Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Soloist: Andrew Staupe, Piano
Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante
Soloists:Yi Zhao, Kate Wegener, Erik Wheeler, Chris Marshall

Holiday Concert: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Holiday Classics
2025-12-07 15:00 | Masonic Temple Association, 200 East Plato Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Tchaikovsky
Selections from The Nutcracker
Other Holiday Classics

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet
2025-12-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopkins High School, 2400 Royals Dr, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305, United States
Purchase tickets at metroballetacademy.org

Don’t miss Metropolitan Ballet’s 19th annual production of the traditional Nutcracker!

Saturday December 20th at 7:00 pm

Mozart Piano Concerto MMTF Winner, Elgar Enigma Variations, Delius Summer Evening, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
2026-03-01 15:00 | Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave W, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Elgar
Enigma Variations
Delius
Summer Evening
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, mvt 1
Soloist:Marius Kleinhuizen, MMTF winner
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, mvt 3
Soloist: Jessica Schao

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3
2026-05-09 19:30 | Concordia Buetow Music Auditorium, 300 Hamline Ave N, St Paul, MN, MN, 55104, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3
