BRUCKNER PROJECT, YEAR 3

Thursday-Friday: Anton Bruckner, as was his wont, kept tampering with his wonderful Fourth Symphony: Completed in 1874, it was revised from 1878 to 1880 and again in 1888. It's this late version, embodied in a new edition by ex-University of St. Thomas Prof. Benjamin Korstvedt, that Osmo Vänskä has chosen for his performances with the Minnesota Orchestra this week. Cellist Steven Isserlis, always a welcome visitor, is the soloist in Sir John Tavener's "The Protecting Veil," in which the cello represents the Virgin Mary. (11 a.m. Thur. at Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 8 p.m. Fri. at Cathedral of St. Paul, 239 Selby Av., St. Paul. $21-$83. 612-371-5656 or minnesotaorchestra.org.)

LARRY FUCHSBERG