Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Steven Amundson, Music Director
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is Minnesota’s most highly regarded civic orchestral ensemble. Our mission is to perform outstanding symphony concerts for diverse audiences throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Experience the MSO’s
2025–2026 Season
A FRENCH FEAST
Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Augustana Lutheran Church, West Saint Paul
Featuring: Andrew Jacob, organ
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3
VOCAL ESSENCE WITH THE MSO
Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota
Presented in collaboration with VocalEssence
Gustav Holst – Indra (Steven Amundson, conductor)
Shruthi Rajasekar – Sarojini (American premiere, Philip Brunelle, conductor)
A FRENCH FEAST, PART DEUX
Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Roseville Lutheran Church, Roseville
Featuring: John Helgen, organ
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3
Lili Boulanger – D’un Matin de Printemps
TCHAIKOVSKY’S SIXTH
Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi
Featuring: MSO Concerto Soloist Winner: Perry Brennan, tuba
Christopher Theofanidis – Rainbow Body
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Tuba
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
SING DEMOCRACY 250
Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
Steven Amundson – Fanfare: Democracy 250
Brandon Boyd – Redeem the Dream
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm – US
FAMILY CONCERT: A ROYAL TREAT
Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Featuring: Kevin Kling, narrator & Emily Kristen Morris, soprano
Alexander Borodin – Polovtsian Dances (Dance No. 2) from Prince Igor
Victor Zupanc & Kevin Kling – Twelve Dancing Princesses
Steven Amundson – Fanfare for the King of Norway
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez – Let It Go from Frozen
Edvard Grieg – In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Thanks to the generous donations from our supporters, the MSO is able to offer most concerts free to the community. Individual contributions are not just appreciated, but critical, and enables us to share the joy of music with everyone, without financial barriers.
Programs are subject to change.