The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Haydn’s “Fire” Symphony

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

In another strand of the temporal theme woven throughout the 2024.25 season, SPCO violinist Nina Tso-Ning Fan lights a fire in January, leading the orchestra in “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”. Works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Max Richter from the 19th and 21st centuries offer additional interpretations on the passage of time, driving toward […]

$16 – $36

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Haydn’s “Il Distratto” Symphony

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

Comedy and tragedy intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic Coriolan Overture and Felix Mendelssohn’s lighthearted music for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Haydn’s “Il Distratto” Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!

$16 – $36

Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

In this program curated by SPCO musicians Steven Copes and James Ferree, piano works by Robert and Clara Schumann and Sergei Prokofiev receive surprising new arrangements by Ferree and former Artistic Partner and composer Stephen Prutsman. Likewise, Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Elegy and Polka” are excerpted arrangements from his opera “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” and […]

$12 – $55

Express Concert: Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin”

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

Curated by SPCO Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady and flutist Alicia McQuerrey, this special Express Concert includes evocative works by Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov which explore the passion-filled dance between life and death. The program features Adolphus Hailstork’s hauntingly beautiful romance for viola, performed by SPCO violist Hyobi Sim, a flute solo by […]

$12 – $55

Express Concert: Haydn’s Midday Symphony

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

Featuring SPCO violinist Maureen Nelson’s new arrangement of Medieval works, this program is a musical response to the poet Rumi who wrote: “The lamps are different, but the Light is the same. One matter, one energy, one Light, one Light-mind, endlessly emanating all things.” Opening with music of Hildegard von Bingen, this Express Concert is […]

$12 – $55

Yotam Ottolenghi- Inspirational Israei Chef In Person !

Temple Israel 2323 Fremont Ave. South, Mpls, MN, United States

We are thrilled to welcome the Israeli-born, London based chef. Yotam Ottolenghi, to Temple Israel for our Voices Benefit. Ottolenghi is widely beloved for his beautiful, inspirational, and award -winning cookbooks, the first of which he wrote with his business partner Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi. For Ottolenghi, food is about more than what we eat. […]