| Initially known as Minneapolis Symphony | | | | Other most important recordings that were |
| Orchestra, "Minnesota Orchestra Hall" was | | | | done in the Minnesota Orchestra Hall were the |
| founded by Emil Oberhoffer in 1903. Its name | | | | ones which were done for Vox Records label in |
| was changed to the existing one in 1968 and | | | | 1970 with their then music director Stanislaw |
| the orchestra was brought to the University | | | | Skrowaczewski. Also in the recent past the |
| of Minnesota's Minneapolis in the year of | | | | orchestra created some major recordings forth |
| 1974. The first conductor of the orchestra | | | | label of "Reference Recordings" with the |
| was Oberhoffer who was the chief controller | | | | direction of Eiji Oue in 1990. After that the |
| until 1922 and after controlling periods of | | | | orchestra has been doing recordings of |
| several conductors, Osmo Vanska was appointed | | | | Beethoven symphonies under the current label |
| as the 10th conductor in 2002, who is now in | | | | "BIS" from 2004 with the director "Osmo |
| charge of the orchestra. | | | | Vänskä" who is now conducting the |
| | | | Minnesota Orchestra Hall and its ninth |
| The first recordings were done in 1924 | | | | symphony was nominated in the Grammy Awards |
| including world's first electrical recordings | | | | 2007. |
| of Mahler's Second Symphony along with Eugene | | | | |
| Ormandy. After that in 1940 the orchestra | | | | The other most important event conducted by |
| combined with Columbia in order to make | | | | the Orchestra Hall is its summer festival |
| another major record under the instructions | | | | which was also well known as "Viennese |
| of Dimitri Mitropoulos and then in 1954 they | | | | Sommerfest", "MusicFest" and now as the |
| created three popular ballets such as | | | | "Sommerfest". The orchestra hall houses a |
| "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake" and "The | | | | series of concerts during four weeks in the |
| Nutcracker" with leadership of Antal Dorati | | | | midsummer and after each concert they offer |
| who also led the first recording of | | | | free live music shows of various genres such |
| "Tchaikovsky" called "Overture" | | | | as Jazz, Folk and polka. The Sommerfest in |
| | | | now directed by Andrew Litton since 2003 who |
| | | | got his post extended up to 2011 due to |
| | | | successful service. |