Jan 20, 2023 | 22-23 Symphony Season, Composers, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Video
On January, 19, 2023, pianist Yefim Bronfman graciously took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto. “It encompasses many different emotions, from nostalgia to tragic qualities… the lyricism of...
Jan 17, 2022 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Composers, Diversity, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Video
Experience a remarkable 50 minute journey with MSO’s Music Director John DeMain and Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins. You’ll learn how Maestro DeMain discovered Wynton Marsalis’ Violin Concerto in D, and the ways he and Kelly are approaching the...
Jan 12, 2022 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Composers, Diversity, Madison Symphony Orchestra
Our January 21-23 concerts, Premiere Debut, feature the Madison premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Violin Concerto in D. Learn more about this incredible composer and what makes Violin Concerto in D such a compelling piece! Buy tickets to Premiere Debut We are...
Oct 28, 2021 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Composers, Diversity, Madison Symphony Orchestra
Our November 12-14 concerts, Grand Panorama, features the Madison premiere of George Walker’s Lyric for Strings. Learn more about this incredible composer and what makes Lyric for Strings such a compelling piece! Buy tickets to Grand Panorama Composer and...
Jan 18, 2021 | Composers, Diversity, Madison Symphony Orchestra
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YouTube Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a spotlight on Black and African-American composers of classical music. Madison Symphony Orchestra Music Director John DeMain shares reflections and discoveries. Diversity — Black and African-American classical...