Cellist Thomas Mesa returns to the stage with Greg Zelek on Tuesday, April 18 in a program featuring a world premiere of a commissioned piece and more.
Our 22/23 season comes to a thrilling close May 5-7 with Price's Symphony No. 3 and Orff's Carmina Burana.
Experience our Rhapsodie Quartet in performance at Overture Center's Promenade Hall on May 18. Free and open to the public!
Join the MSO and WYSO for a special side-by-side concert on Saturday, May 20 at Hamel Music Center.
Join us on Monday, June 19 for a day of golf and an evening cocktail party, concert, and dinner on the beautiful grounds of Bishops Bay Country Club.
Join the MSO and Mt. Zion Gospel Choir for a free community concert in Penn Park on Saturday, June 24.
Join us for a FREE organ concert featuring Isabella Wu on Saturday, July 1 at 11:00 a.m.
Join us for a FREE organ concert featuring Raphael Vogl on Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 a.m.
Join us on Friday, September 8 to celebrate John DeMain's 30th anniversary and the opening of our 23/24 season! RSVP by Tuesday, August 29.
The MSO's 23/24 season opens September 22-24 with a concert of all-American composers and Terrence Wilson, piano.
Greg Zelek opens the 23/24 Organ Season on Friday, October 6 in a bilingual program of both classical and popular Latin-American music.
"Monumental Moments" October 20-22 features Naha Greenholtz, violin and selections by Bernstein, Shostakovich & Brahms.
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra for a FREE community concert at VAHS Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 9!
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra for a FREE community concert at Mitby Theater on Saturday, November 11!
Organist Ken Cowan returns to Overture Hall for a solo concert Friday, November 11, 2023.
Join us for the final rehearsal leading up to Symphony Gems with Jonathan Biss on Thursday, November 16. Register to attend this free event!
Pianist Jonathan Biss joins the MSO November 17-19 for a program featuring Mozart, Schumann, and Dawson.
Celebrate the season with opera stars, three local choirs, and the Madison Symphony Orchestra December 1-3.
On Saturday, Dec. 2, 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!
Experience the perfect pairing of composers, plus guest artist Joyce Yang, January 19-21.
Experience the Hunt Quartet in performance at Oakwood Village and Capitol Lakes on January 28 & 29. Free and open to the public!
Dynamic organist Chelsea Chen returns to Overture Hall Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
The single performance on Pixar in Concert on Saturday, February 24 celebrating 25 years of the music and animation of Disney and Pixar films is now sold out.
Four of Wisconsin's brightest young musicians compete in Overture Hall, broadcast live on PBS Wisconsin and WPR, on Weds., March 6.
Cellist Steven Isserlis joins the MSO March 15-17 in a program featuring Higdon, Kabalevsky, and Dvořák’s New World Symphony.
Four opera soloists and the Madison Symphony Chorus join the MSO for Verdi's Requiem April 12-14.
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra and young audience members for MSO After Dark and Boundless Beauty on Friday, April 12.
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra for a special Out at the Symphony social gathering and Boundless Beauty on Saturday, April 13!
The UW–Madison Wind Ensemble joins Greg Zelek on Friday, April 19, 2024 to close the 23/24 Organ Season.
The MSO's 23/24 season comes to an exciting close with a celebration of Mexican music and heritage, May 3-5.
Experience the Hunt Quartet in performance at Arts + Literature Laboratory on Wednesday, May 8. Free and open to the public!
You're invited to the MSOL Spring Luncheon and Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 9 at Maple Bluff Country Club.
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra for a family-friendly concert in Capitol Theater on Saturday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Join us on the Overture Hall Stage on Saturday, May 18 for dinner and magnificent music to benefit the Organ Endowment Fund.
Madison Symphony's Rhapsodie Quartet recital performs in Overture Center's Promenade Hall on Wednesday, May 22.
Join us on Monday, June 17 at Burrows Park for a newly reimagined summer benefit for the MSO's Education and Community Engagement Programs.
Join us for a FREE organ concert featuring Principal Organist Greg Zelek on Saturday, August 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Join us on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Madison Concourse Hotel for an evening of elegance. RSVP by Monday, August 26.
Join us for the final rehearsal leading up to our Reunion concerts with Greg Zelek and Thomas Mesa on Thursday, September 19. Register to attend this free event!
"Reunion" opens the Madison Symphony's 99th season on Sept 20-22 with Music Director John DeMain presenting works by Coleman, Jongen, and Tchaikovsky, featuring soloists cellist Tommy Mesa and Principal Organist Greg Zelek.
The 20th Anniversary Organ Season begins October 3 with the return of Grammy-award winning Organist and Juilliard Professor Paul Jacobs performing Bach, Ives, and Liszt.
