PROMUSICA MINNESOTA

PROMUSICA MINNESOTA

Presented with College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Sunday, November 22, 2026 – 3 p.m.

St. John’s University – Stephen B. Humphrey Theater
2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville

Pianist Bethel Balge, Artistic Director of ProMusica Minnesota, returns alongside Minnesota Orchestra musicians violinist Susie Park and cellist Silver Ainomäe to perform Iberian Fire, Romantic Soul, Passionate Voices program of duets and trios: De Falla’s Suite Populaire Espagnole; Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello; and Brahms’s Piano Trio in B major. You are sure to experience a compelling range of expressive intensity and musical dialogue! promusicamn.com/

Concert sponsors: Julie Aronson Dehnel; Jennifer Galovich & Tom Sibley

A performer with international experience, Bethel Balge has appeared in concert in Germany—including at Frankfurt’s renowned Alte Oper—and in Russia as soloist with the Voronezh Philharmonic. In the United States, she has performed in numerous venues and has been featured in live broadcasts on American Public Media’s Performance Today as pianist of the ProMusica Minnesota Chamber Music Series & Festival (PMM), which she founded and continues to direct as Artistic Director.

Sydney, Australia, native Susie Park began playing violin at three, debuted at five, and by 16 had performed with every major Australian orchestra. Known for her passion and versatility, she now performs globally as an orchestral, chamber, and solo artist and serves as the first associate concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra.

Silver Ainomäe was born in Tallinn, Estonia. Currently Associate Principal Cellist of the Minnesota Orchestra, Silver has previously served as Principal Cellist of the Colorado Symphony and guest Principal with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.