On Tuesday, September 12, WPR host Norman Gilliland gave a presentation as part of the Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s “Behind the Music” event. This talk discussed the four pieces that the MSO will perform September 22-24 in Overture Hall. Watch...
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...
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...
Jessica and Sophia Jiang, winners of the The Final Forte, play Dvorák’s four-handed Slavonic Dances and share an intimate conversation. The latest addition to our “Home Is Where the Art Is” Young Artist Series features Sophia and Jessica Jiang, sisters who...
Holly Venkitaswaran, a finalist in The Final Forte 2019, plays Schubert, and shares insights about music and life. Our next story features Holly Venkitaswaran, a Bolz Young Artist Competition finalist who performed in The Final Forte 2019. She plays the...
Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020, plays Bach and Paganini, and shares insights about music and life. This new story in the “Young Artist Series” features Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020. Emily performs J.S. Bach ‘s Sonata No. 3 in...