Cuban National Art School student Betsy Brizuela plays the oboe as Minnesota Orchestra oboe player John Snow conducts a master class in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Minnesota Orchestra will offer two concerts in Havana and is the first major U.S. orchestra to play in Cuba since 1999. The trip cost nearly $1 million. It was underwritten by Marilyn Carlson Nelson, an heir to the Carlson hotel company fortune, and her husband Glen. The U.S. government gave special permission for a direct charter flight from Minneapolis to Havana for the event, putting 4 tons of equipment and 160 people on an Airbus 330. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Minnesota Orchestra timpani player Peter Kogan speaks with Cuban student of the National Art School, Natalie Chongo, 18, during a master class in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Chongo said it was a “privilege” to be coached on drumming four massive kettledrums by American Peter Kogan. “The musicians of the U.S. and the musicians of Cuba always have friendship in their hearts”, she said. “They need our music and we need their music”. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A music student looks to the camera during a rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. The Minnesota Orchestra is in Cuba to perform at the National Theatre in Havana on May 15 and 16. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Music student Daniele Gonzalez, (centre row, L), and Australian musician Susie Park from the Minnesota Orchestra (centre row, 2nd L), react during a rehearsal in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Music student Tania Haase, 16, practices violin during a break at the rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Daniel Williams (C) performs with the Minnesota Orchestra during a rehearsal in Havana May 14, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Daiana Terrero, 19, (C), laughs with friends at a break during a rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Music student Cassia Perez, (C), plays the violin during a rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Music students listen to instructions during a rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A member of the Minnesota Orchestra (C) looks to the camera during a rehearsal in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez, (C), performs with the Minnesota Orchestra during a rehearsal in Havana May 14, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A member of the Cuban National Choir holds a Beethoven score during a rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana May 14, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man takes a nap during a rehearsal of the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, May 15, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)