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Wisconsin Young
Artists Compete
The Final Forte 2026
Wed., March 4, 2026
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Doors Close: 6:45 pm
LIVE Event Recording Begins: 7:00 pm
Admission: FREE with registration*
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*No tickets will be issued and seating is general admission in select areas of the hall.
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 4, 2026. 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 4th, 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.
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 2026 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
Lorenz Fradkin-Annen, Violin
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Cadenza & 4th movement
Cordelia Momo Fredrickson, Violin
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1, 1st movement
Zachary Lemke, Marimba
Abe Prism Rhapsody for Marimba and Orchestra
André Peck, Piano
Prokofiev Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10
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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
Charles and Anita Williams
The Focus Fund for the Arts
Friends of PBS Wisconsin