Jaakko Kuusisto's Symphony
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The Minnesota Orchestra commissioned Jaakko Kuusisto—a longtime friend and collaborator of Music Director Osmo Vänskä—to compose
a new symphony as a capstone to Vänskä’s final season. When Kuusisto passed away tragically in February at age 48, the work was not yet
ready for performance, but his brother Pekka Kuusisto, also a renowned composer, has prepared an edition of the music to allow for this
poignant world premiere performance.
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