Minnesota unbound?

Oestreich: "The players are planning a fall season of their own, beginning with
concerts on Oct. 4 and 5 featuring the pianist Emanuel Ax, according to
their Web site.
What is more, said their spokesman, Blois Olson, there has been 'soft
interest' from unspecified quarters in the notion of having the players
stage their own Sibelius concerts with Mr. Vänskä at Carnegie, free of
management involvement, as unlikely as that may seem."