Nina Tso-Ning Fan Plays "The Lark Ascending"

Date/Time:
Friday, March 13, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Offer:
2 best available tickets — Friday, March 13, 7:00pm

Event Details:

This program features three composers of the British Isles and their impressionist works inspired by nature, including the SPCO debut of Grace Williams' Sea Sketches for String Orchestra, a 20th century suite of five movements, each showcasing a different mood of the sea. At the heart of the program lies an SPCO favorite: Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, a single movement pastoral work written after George Meredith's poem by the same name depicting the rise and fall of a skylark in flight. Here, SPCO violinist Nina Tso-Ning Fan delivers a stunning interpretation of its beautifully untethered cadenzas.

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Location:
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra — Wooddale Church
6630 Shady Oak Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Parking Information:
Free surface lot surrounds the church. (Please note which door number you entered.)

Organization Details:

Renowned for its artistic excellence, remarkable versatility of musical styles and adventurous programming, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Now in its 65th concert season, the SPCO has recently undergone transformational change with the opening of its new home, the Ordway Concert Hall, the addition of a new generation of players, and significant changes in its artistic vision. The SPCO is primarily an unconducted ensemble that performs a broad range of repertoire from Baroque to new music and works in close collaboration with a dynamic roster of Artistic Partners.

The virtuoso musicians of the SPCO present more than 100 concerts and educational programs in the Twin Cities each year. The orchestra’s free online Concert Library receives more than 350,000 visits annually and offers both live and on-demand videos of concerts that can be viewed anytime, anywhere, completely free of charge. Through its partnership with Classical Minnesota Public Radio, the SPCO is regularly heard on public radio programs that reach nearly 850,000 listeners each week on over 250 stations. Additionally, the SPCO has released 68 recordings, including its recent critically-acclaimed recording of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concertos with Artistic Partner Jeremy Denk and the 2018 Grammy Award-winning recording of Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden with violinist and former Artistic Partner Patricia Kopatchinskaja. The SPCO has commissioned 162 new works and tours nationally and internationally, including recent engagements in Europe and New York City, and a prestigious residency with violinist Joshua Bell at the 2021 Bravo! Vail Music Festival.

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Offer: 2 best available tickets — Friday, March 13, 7:00pm

Date/Time: Friday, March 13, 2026 7:00 pm

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