As members of the Minnesota Orchestra returned tired and triumphant from their whirlwind tour of Cuba Sunday night, MPR’s Euan Kerr reflects on the significant concert performance.
Cuban audiences gave the orchestra a warm welcome and declared it an important step toward normalizing relations with the United States. The first piece on the program was unannounced and a surprise: It was the Cuban national anthem; then followed by the United States national anthem.
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