This Month at the Madison Symphony…
Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 at 6:45 pm
Join us tonight 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.
Event Details
Location: Overture Hall
Tickets: FREE — Register Here
Featuring
John DeMain, Conductor
Atticus Coen, Piano
Vivian Van de Sype Cucu, Viola
Indre Raghavan, Violin
Lucy Wu, Cello
This concert will be broadcasted LIVE on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. and close at 6:45 p.m. due to the live broadcast and the event begins at 7 p.m.
Legacy
Friday & Saturday, March 14th-15th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 16th at 2:30 pm
The lasting impact of two composers, Richard Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is explored through their final works in this concert. After opening with one of Strauss’ great tone poems Don Juan, soprano Amanda Majeski takes the stage with the orchestra for what Strauss himself called his Four Last Songs. Majeski, mezzo-soprano Kirsten Lippart, tenor Martin Luther Clark, bass Matt Boehler, and the Madison Symphony Chorus come together for Mozart’s Requiem, the work he wrote from his death bed and left unfinished. When he passed, his associate Franz Xaver Süssmayr completed the composition. It lives on as one of the most profoundly beautiful works ever created.
Event Details
Location: Overture Hall
Tickets: All tickets $15-$104
Featuring
John DeMain, Conductor
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
Kirsten Lippart, Mezzo-Soprano
Martin Luther Clark, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director
Prelude Discussion: Enjoy a 30-minute talk with Beverly Taylor starting one hour before each concert in Overture Hall. Free to ticketholders.
News & Stories
Symphony Moments: Limmie Pulliam + Greg Zelek
Check out our most recent Symphony Moment’s post about the Organ concert held last month with special guest Limmie Pulliam. Read what the audience had to say after this powerhouse performance and check out photos from the evening.
Upcoming Concerts – You’re Invited!
Organ Performance – Empire Brass Celebration
Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30 pm
Greg Zelek is joined for our final Organ concert this season by the amazing group Empire Brass. We are so pleased to have them be a part of this concert program that features highlights from their famous recordings and ground-breaking repertoire for both brass and organ, including the world premiere of my newly-commissioned work to celebrate the 20th of the Overture Concert Organ.
Yearnings
April 11th-13th
Guest conductor Joseph Young joins us for this symphony concert directing works from Samuel Barber and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. He will also be joined onstage by the eclectic and genre-bending string trio Time for Three who will be performing Kevin Puts’ Contact, a Grammy-winning piece written specifically for the group. This piece was intended to premiere in summer 2020 and we can’t wait for you to hear it!
Upcoming Community Events
Madison Opera: Studio Artist Recitals
March 20 & 21
Join Madison Opera’s Studio Artists for hour-long recitals of arias and ensembles from opera, art song, and more. Recitals are FREE and open to the public.
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WYSO Center for Music: Notes & Narratives
March 22, 2025
Join WYSO for Notes & Narratives, a unique benefit celebrating music and storytelling. This program will feature Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (‘The Song of the Earth’), an emotionally profound masterpiece brought to life by WYSO’s young musicians, members of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra as well as celebrated vocalists Mary Mackenzie and Chaz’men Williams-Ali. There will also be a pre-concert talk from WYSO Music Director Kyle Knox, who will share insights into Mahler’s inspirations and themes.
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March 27th-April 13th
Forward Theater’s will be a Wisconsin Premiere of A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel Hunter. Inside a cubicle in a small office in southern Idaho, two men find themselves bound together as they struggle to balance the confounding terms on a loan. Through the hardships and hilarities of parenthood, economic pressures, and personal dreams, their evolving friendship becomes a profound exploration of human connection, faith, and the search for meaning in everyday life. The show will take place at Overture Center and is recommended for ages 16+.
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