Minnesota Orchestra to complete Sibelius recordings

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Orchestra plans to resume and complete its acclaimed Sibelius recordings in June.

Originally scheduled for 2013, the orchestra postponed recording the symphonies during the labor lockout. The move led in part to the resignation of music director Osmo Vanska.

Now, a year after the lockout settlement, and with Vanska back in the job, orchestra president and CEO Kevin Smith says the planned recordings show the organization is recovering.

Smith tells Minnesota Public Radio News (http://bit.ly/1AJIrpu ) the recordings are "part of the process of getting the orchestra back fully on track and fully functioning."

The orchestra will record the Sibelius Third, Sixth and Seventh symphonies for release in 2016. The last Minnesota Orchestra Sibelius recording won a Grammy.

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Minnesota Orchestra: http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org

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Information from: Minnesota Public Radio News, http://www.mprnews.org