To Save Money, Minnesota Orchestra Drops Some Guest Artists

An October program featuring L.A. Opera music director James Conlon has been changed to an “Inside the Classics” concert led by staff conductor Sarah Hicks; February performances with conductor Robert Spano and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg have been shelved in favor of an orchestral program led by a former student of MinnOrch music director Osmo Vänskä.