FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 1, 2024
Madison Symphony Orchestra Presents “Favorites of Mine & Your Choice!” Featuring Dvořák’s New World Symphony, and Cellist Steven Isserlis March 15, 16, and 17, in Overture Hall
Madison, Wis. – The Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) celebrates the continuation of John DeMain’s 30th anniversary season with “Favorites of Mine & Your Choice!” at Overture Hall on March 15, 16, and 17, 2024. The concerts feature the result of voting by subscribers from three popular works, with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World” emerging as the favorite. Cellist Steven Isserlis returns to perform Dmitri Kabalevsky’s Cello Concerto No. 2. The concert opens with Loco by Jennifer Higdon.
“I wanted a popular symphonic work to be featured in the second half of these concerts, and Dvořák’s New World Symphony was what subscribers chose last summer as their top pick,” Music Director John DeMain exclaimed. “The first half of the concert opens with a fun work titled Loco by Jennifer Higdon, followed by the return of another favorite artist of mine, Steven Isserlis, who has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as one of the world’s foremost cellists. He will perform Kabalevsky’s second cello concerto, a premiere for the MSO.”
Symphony Concert, Ticket and Event Details
The lobby opens 90 minutes prior to each concert. The Symphony recommends concert attendees arrive early for each performance to make sure they have time to pass through Overture Center’s security stations. All ticket holders are welcome to attend a free half-hour pre-concert talk one hour before each performance by Michael Allsen in Overture Hall.
Single tickets are on sale now through the Overture Center Box office. Tickets can be purchased online at overture.org, in-person or by phone by calling (608) 258-4141 during Box Office hours. $15 student rush tickets may be purchased beginning the Friday of the concert weekend through the performance time on each day at the Overture Box Office. Note that fees apply to online and phone orders. No fees for in-person purchase at the Overture Box Office, 201 State Street.
Three performances of the “Favorites of Mine & Your Choice!” concerts will take place March 15, 16 & 17 and ticket prices range from $15 to $102. More information is found at https://madisonsymphony.org/favorites
Drinks are now allowed in Overture Hall
Drinks are now allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts and Overture Concert Organ performances. Refreshments may be purchased at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins.
Health & Safety Precautions
Masks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination are not currently required to enter Overture Center for the Arts. More information about the many safety protocols can be found at https://overture.org/health, and https://madisonsymphony.org/health
About Steven Isserlis
Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a unique and distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster.
As a concerto soloist he appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, including the Berlin Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, London Philharmonic and Zurich Tonhalle orchestras. He gives recitals every season in major musical centres, and plays with many of the world’s foremost chamber orchestras, including the Australian, Mahler, Norwegian, Scottish, Zurich and St Paul Chamber Orchestras, as well as period-instrument ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Unusually, he also directs chamber orchestras from the cello in classical programmes.
The recipient of many awards, Steven Isserlis’ honours include a CBE in recognition of his services to music, the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, and the Piatigorsky Prize in the USA. He is also one of only two living cellists featured in Gramophone’s Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was awarded the Glashütte Original Music Festival Award in Dresden, the Wigmore Hall Gold Medal, and the Walter Willson Cobbett Medal for Services to Chamber Music.
He gives most of his concerts on the Marquis de Corberon (Nelsova) Stradivarius of 1726, kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
About the Madison Symphony Orchestra
The Madison Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 98th season in 2023–2024. The MSO has grown to be one of America’s leading regional orchestras, providing Madison and south-central Wisconsin with cultural and educational opportunities to interact with great symphonic repertoire and top-tier guest artists from around the world. 2023–2024 is Music Director John DeMain’s 30th anniversary season. The MSO’s 100th anniversary season celebration will take place during the 2025–2026 season. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org
Major funding for “Favorites of Mine & Your Choice!” is provided by The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club, Madison Magazine, Capitol Lakes, and Kay Schwichtenberg and Herman Baumann. Additional funding provided by Myron Pozniak and Kathleen Baus, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.[Text Wrapping Break]
Contact: Peter Rodgers, Director of Marketing
Phone: (608) 260-8680 x226
Mobile: (415) 713-0235
Email: prodgers@madisonsymphony.org
Web: madisonsymphony.org
Link to 23-24 Symphony Season photos: https://bit.ly/mso23-24symphonyphotos
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