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The Minnesota Orchestra will perform two concerts this May in Cuba, becoming the first American orchestra to play on the island since the United States moved in December to 


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The performances on May 15 and May 16 will come as part of Havana's International Cubadisco Festival and feature the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with the Cuban National Choir and Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez, 


"Our musicians have embraced the possibility of giving these performances with great flexibility on a short time scale and offered to postpone a vacation week in order to take advantage of an incredible opportunity," orchestra president Kevin Smith said in a statement. 
 

This won't be the orchestra's first time on the island. It played Cuba in 1929 and 1930.

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It will be the first performance on the island by an American orchestra since the United States moved in December to normalize relations.

Minnesota Orchestra sets May concerts in Cuba

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