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Symphony E-News & Stories, May 2022

May 24, 2022 | 21-22 Organ Season, 21-22 Symphony Season, E-News & Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Beethoven, Concert on the Green, Greg Zelek, Harry Potter, His Greatest Hits, Hunt Quartet, John DeMain, Madison Symphony, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Overture Center, Overture Hall, The Diapason Brass, The Final Forte, Voices of Spring

His Greatest HitsSymphony Season Finale – May 6, 7, & 8 Pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins us for an all-Beethoven concert for the ages, charged with the energy and invention of the master’s Heroic Period. Experience Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, plus...

Partner Story, Wineke: Organ concerts are best deal in town

May 24, 2022 | Madison Symphony Orchestra, Organ, Partner Stories

Tags: Bill Wineke, Channel 3000, Greg Zelek, Madison Symphony, Organ

Thank you to Bill Wineke for writing a great piece about our Organ Series. The 2022-2023 Overture Concert Organ Series subscriptions will be available in June, 2022. You can view Bill’s story on the Channel 3000 Website or read the story below. Enjoy! Wineke:...

A Conversation with Garrick Ohlsson and Norman Gilliland

May 5, 2022 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Artist Stories, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Beethoven, Emperor, Garrick Ohlsson, His Greatest Hits, Norman Gilliland, piano

Experience a lively 25-minute virtual interview that took place on April 27, the week before our all-Beethoven concerts on May 6, 7 and 8, 2022. Wisconsin Public Radio personality Norman Gilliland explores Beethoven and more with our soloist, world-renowned pianist...

Symphony Moments: The Final Forte

Apr 21, 2022 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Education, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Moments

Tags: Bolz Young Artist Competition, Kyle Knox, Madison Symphony Orchestra, The Final Forte

Photo: James Gill The Final Forte 2022 The Final Forte attendees experienced the beauty of musical expression, the drama of competition and the inspiring tale of dreams come true as four gifted young artists vied for top honors in the final round of the 2022 Bolz...

Symphony E-News & Stories, April 2022

Apr 16, 2022 | 21-22 Organ Season, 21-22 Symphony Season, E-News & Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Beethoven, Best of Madison, Bolz Young Artist Competition, Concert on the Green, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, Madison Symphony, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Missa Solemnis, Overture Center, Overture Hall, Robert Reed, The Final Forte, Voices of Spring

Missa SolemnisApril 8, 9, and 10 Yes, Mozart was his inspiration, but Haydn was Beethoven’s teacher. Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz performs the Violin Concerto in G major. A great work from the height of Beethoven’s composing career, the monumental Missa Solemnis is...

Symphony E-News & Stories, March 2022

Apr 15, 2022 | 21-22 Organ Season, 21-22 Symphony Season, E-News & Stories, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Audience Experience Manager, Beethoven, Beyond the Score, Bolz Young Artist Competition, gil shaha, Isabelle Demers, John DeMain, Madison Symphony, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music Librarian, Overture Center, Overture Hall, The Final Forte

Gil Shaham Plays the Beethoven Violin ConcertoMarch 11, 12, and 13 The first piece of this varied program, Rachmaninoff’s evocative and powerful score depicts Arnold Bocklin’s famous painting of an oarsman rowing a white-clad figure across a dark expanse of water to...