MULTITASKING VIOLINIST
Thursday-Saturday: Dmitry Sitkovetsky is the scion of an elite musical family. His father, Julian, was a distinguished violinist; his mother, Bella Davidovich, is an eminent pianist. Juggling careers as a violinist, conductor and arranger, Sitkovetsky (who faked mental illness to emigrate from Russia) is the sort of multitasking musician typically encountered in the company of a certain St. Paul-based band. This week, however, finds him working with the Minnesota Orchestra; their program comprises Mendelssohn's overexposed "Italian" Symphony and Sitkovetsky's much-lauded string-orchestra transcription of Bach's bottomless "Goldberg" Variations. (11 a.m. Thu., 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $22-$84. Orchestra Hall, 11th St. and Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 612-371-5656 or www.minne sotaorchestra.org.)
LARRY FUCHSBERG
