The Final Forte 2025

Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte is a free concert that will be broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The concert is FREE and open to the public. Audience members can register in advance, and must arrive by 6:45 p.m. on Wed, March 5, prior to the beginning of the live broadcast. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and close at 6:45 p.m. due to the broadcast and the event begins at 7 p.m. No tickets will be issued. Seating is general admission in select areas of the hall.

All Upcoming Broadcasts Of “Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte”:

LIVE at 7pm, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio;
8pm, Friday, March 7 on The Wisconsin Channel (PBS Wisconsin-2);
2pm, Saturday, March 8 on The Wisconsin Channel (PBS Wisconsin-2);
Noon, Sunday, March 9 on Wisconsin Public Radio;
8pm, Monday, March 10 on Wisconsin Public Radio;
3am, Thursday, March 13 on The Wisconsin Channel (PBS Wisconsin-2);
8pm, Monday, March 31 on Milwaukee PBS (Channel 36-1).

This extraordinary event is an opportunity to experience the beauty of musical expression, the drama of competition and the inspiring tale of dreams come true as four gifted young artists vie for top honors in the final round of the 2025 Bolz Young Artist Competition. Broadcast from Overture Hall at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, the concert features the magnificent Madison Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director John DeMain.

Program Selections

Lucy Wu, Cello
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, 3rd movement

Vivian Van de Sype Cucu, Viola
Walton Viola Concerto, 1st movement

Indre Raghavan, Violin
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, 1st movement

Atticus Coen, Piano
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F, 1st movement

Learn more about the soloists and the event

Thank you to our partners

The Bolz Young Artist Competition is made possible by a generous endowment from

The Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation

Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte concert and broadcasts are the result of a historic partnership among

Major funding for Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte is provided by:
W. Jerome Frautschi
Diane Ballweg
Barbara and Norm Berven
Elizabeth Olson, in memory of Modesta Olson

Additional funding provided by:
James Dahlberg and Elsebet Lund
Cyrena and Lee Pondrom
Julie and Larry Midtbo
Kato Perlman
Sonya Beutler Sauer, in memory of Robert Sauer
Sentry Insurance Foundation
Trust Point
Darcy Kind and Marc Vitale
Joan, Carolyn, Julia, Cathy, and John, in honor of their grandparents Eugenie & Adolph Bolz and parents Marian & Jack Bolz
Dr. A. Beyer-Mears
Nick and Judith Topitzes
Jim and Jessica Yehle
The Focus Fund for the Arts
Friends of PBS Wisconsin