Bring your pipes, and your friends and family, to raise a joyful noise with the Overture Concert Organ and Mark Brampton Smith on Saturday, November 9. Free and open to the public.
This beloved annual tradition embraces the season with Christmas classics and enchanting new music featuring the orchestra, three choruses and opera stars Dec. 13–15.
On Saturday, Dec. 14, raise a joyful noise with the Overture Concert Organ. Join our Principal Organist Greg Zelek to celebrate and share the spirit of the season together. It's FREE and all ages are welcome!
One performance only! A multimedia presentation starring American Players Theatre actors, visual projections and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 in its entirety on Sunday, January 19.
Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert featuring the Madison Symphony Orchestra.
Known as one of the most exciting organists of the 20th century, international concert organist Hector Olivera will entertain and exhilarate the audience with an unforgettable performance on Tuesday, February 11.
We welcome Pinchas and Amanda Feb. 14–16 as they reprise their fabulous performance of the Brahms Double Concerto, with which the duo made their Madison Symphony debut in 2001.
Join Kenneth Woods for an intimate afternoon at Blackhawk Country Club as he discusses in-depth musical topics over a delicious meal.
Blake Pouliot play Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and Kenneth Woods conducts March 6–8.
The Madison Symphony Chorus and four guest singers join the MSO to perform Dvořák’s Requiem April 3–5. TAKE NOTE: this concert has been canceled due health and safety concerns and the closure of Overture Center through April 24, 2020.
Russian-Israeli powerhouse Yefim Bronfman was set to perform Brahms’s first piano concerto May 1–3. We regret that his concert is now CANCELED.
Paul Jacobs, Grammy-winning artist and established member of the Juilliard School Organ Department, performs from Overture Hall in a streamed performance on November 17. Available for viewing through November 18.
Celebrate the joy of the season together when we present an hour-long virtual concert that is certain to lift our hearts and spirits. Premieres Wednesday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m., and can be viewed through 12/31/20.
Experience the Christmas magic all over again! View the one-hour special broadcast of our2018 Christmas concert on Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Join us on January 28 as we explore the past and future of the MSO's education programs in a conversation with with John DeMain, Kathryn Schwarzmann, and Kyle Knox.
Trumpeter Ansel Norris joins Principal Organist Greg Zelek for an exhilerating virtual concert from Overture Hall on April 27.
MSOL Party of Note: Enjoy a guided walking tour of historic homes in Maple Bluff with refreshments and socializing afterwards on May 19.
MSOL Party of Note: Join the President of the Wisconsin Archeological Society for a guided tour of the mounds at the Mendota Mental Health Institute on May 29.
MSOL Party of Note: Enjoy a performance by MSO violinists Tim Kamps and Laura Mericle on June 15 in this beautiful historic Italianate home built on the shores of Lake Mendota.
MSOL Party of Note: Harmonize with creation on June 26 while hiking along the Great Wisconsin Glacier footprint, led by Beth Rahko and Valerie Hoch.
