Rivas Conducts Dvorak 

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We introduce a bright new talent in these concerts. Ilyich Rivas made his professional conducting debut at just 16. Now in his mid-20s, the dynamic Venezuelan-American conductor has been described by The Guardian as a "phenomenon" who is "strikingly, almost disconcertingly good." Hear for yourself what the excitement is about as Rivas makes his Minnesota Orchestra debut leading Dvorak's bucolic Eighth Symphony and Ginastera's colorful Ballet Suite. Dazzling American violinist Stefan Jackiw completes the program performing a masterwork: Mendelssohn's beloved Violin Concerto.