PRESS RELEASE: A Madison Symphony Christmas and Free Community Carol Sing Celebrate the Holiday Season — with the Christmas Concerts to air on Wisconsin Public Television

Nov 21, 2018 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Organ, Press Releases

Tags: Cecilia Violetta López, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, Kyle Ketelsen, Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, Mt. Zion Gospel Choir, WPT

November 21, 2018 Principal Organist and Curator of the Overture Concert Organ, Greg Zelek leads the Carol Sing on November 26, and John DeMain continues a Madison tradition with the Orchestra, guest singers and three choruses at three concerts on November 30th,...

PRESS RELEASE: Madison Symphony Orchestra Celebrates the Legacy and Works of Leonard Bernstein

Oct 26, 2018 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Press Releases

Tags: Age of Anxiety, Beethoven, Bernstein, Candide, Christopher Taylor, John DeMain, On the Town, piano

October 1, 2018 (updated October 26, 2018) “Remembering Lenny: Leonard Bernstein at 100” concerts November 9-11 Madison, Wis. – Leonard Bernstein is remembered, honored, and celebrated by friend and Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) conductor John DeMain in an event...

PRESS RELEASE: Acclaimed Organist Paul Jacobs Presents Excerpts of Johannes Sebastian Bach’s Organ Repertoire

Oct 4, 2018 | 18-19 Organ Season, Guest Artists, Organ, Press Releases

Tags: Bach, Paul Jacobs

Performance on Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Madison, Wis. – Paul Jacobs, the former mentor and teacher of the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Organist and Curator of the Overture Concert Organ, Greg Zelek, debuts at Overture Hall. Praised by Zelek as “one...

PRESS RELEASE: Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey and Canadian Conductor Tania Miller Join the Madison Symphony Orchestra for Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5

Oct 3, 2018 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Press Releases

Tags: cello, Elgar, Epic Romance, Harbison, Oesterle, Tania Miller, Tchaikovsky, Zuill Bailey

“Epic Romance” concerts feature two special guests on October 19th, 20th and 21st Madison, Wis. – Experience award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey’s Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) debut. Renowned guest conductor Tania Miller leads the MSO while Maestro John DeMain...

PRESS RELEASE: Emanuel Ax Performs Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto with the Madison Symphony Orchestra at the 18-19 Season Premiere

Aug 1, 2018 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Press Releases

Tags: Ax is Back, Brahms, Emanuel Ax, Higdon, John DeMain, Prokofiev

“Ax is Back!” concerts next week begin the celebration of 25 years of great music under the leadership of Music Director John DeMain — September 28-30, 2018 Madison, Wis. – John DeMain opens his 25th season collaborating with esteemed artist Emanuel Ax to present the...

PRESS RELEASE: The Madison Symphony Orchestra Announces its 2018–2019 Overture Concert Organ Series

May 14, 2018 | 18-19 Organ Season, Guest Artists, Organ, Press Releases

Tags: Bach, Chelsea Chen, concerts, Greg Zelek, Holst, Paul Jacobs, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Thomas Mesa

Madison, Wis. May 14, 2018 – The Madison Symphony Orchestra invites audiences to experience the magic of its Overture Concert Organ in the 2018–2019 subscription series. Subscriptions are available now, and single tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, August 18,...