Celebrate 25 Years of Great Music with John DeMain
Our Madison Symphony Orchestra’s 93rd season concludes May 3, 4, and 5 with Mahler’s Symphony No. 8: Symphony of a Thousand. This monumental presentation features eight guest soloists and three choirs for a total of more than 500 musicians on stage!
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Purchase Single Tickets for the May 3-5 Concerts!
The 2018-2019 season finale concerts happen on May 3, 4 & 5 with Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Purchase single tickets now to Symphony of a Thousand! Learn more about purchasing single tickets. Single tickets for 2019-2020 symphony concerts go on sale August 17, 2019. Single tickets for 2019-2020 Organ performances go on sale August 10, 2019.
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Next Concerts
Symphony of a Thousand
To close our 2018–2019 season, John DeMain and the MSO partner with three choirs and eight opera singers May 3–5, 2019, to present one of the greatest musical feats in the classical repertoire, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8.
May 3 - May 5, 2019
moreLove, Lust & Redemption
Our all-orchestral 2019-2020 season-opening concerts feature Principal Organist Greg Zelek and pieces by Wagner, Barber, Debussy, and Dvořak.
September 27 - September 29, 2019
moreRachel Barton Pine Plays Khachaturian
Rachel Barton Pine appears in her Madison Symphony debut, in a program featuring three Soviet composers: Prokofiev, Khachaturian, and Shostakovich.
October 18 - October 20, 2019
moreNext Concerts & Events
Rhapsodie Quartet Recital
Experience our Rhapsodie Quartet for an intimate recital on April 27 performing Mozart and Brahms at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art — it's FREE and open to the public.
moreSymphony of a Thousand
To close our 2018–2019 season, John DeMain and the MSO partner with three choirs and eight opera singers May 3–5, 2019, to present one of the greatest musical feats in the classical repertoire, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8.
moreFree Community Hymn Sing
Bring your pipes, and your friends and family, to raise a joyful noise with the Overture Concert Organ and Andrew Schaeffer on Saturday, May 4. Free and open to the public.
moreVoices of Spring
Join us on the Overture Hall Stage on Saturday, May 11 for dinner and magnificent music to benefit the Organ Endowment Fund.
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People go to concerts to hear music that moves them… and great symphonic music moves us like nothing else can. Please join us on the journey, and listen as the music speaks to you.
- MSO Music Director John DeMain