At the tender age of 19, Dmitri Shostakovich achieved world eminence as a composer with his First Symphony. He was widely recognized as a composing prodigy. Over 30 years later he wrote his first Cello Concerto for his good friend, the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. In the mid-18th century Louise Farrenc made her mark in […]
Come and enjoy performances from the full orchestra!
The Mankato Symphony presents its first full symphony concert of the season “New Paths." The MSO Music Director Ernesto Estigarribia will lead the orchestra in a program of Jesse Montgomery, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Johannes Brahms. The concert also showcases the debut of Minnesota pianist Jacob Taggart, a sixteen-year-old pianist who will perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano […]