Why Beethoven? By Orli Shaham, Musical America Worldwide, May 13, 2021 A 250th birthday celebration is a big deal. Only a miniscule number of figures from history merit a worldwide outpouring after so much time. So what is it about Beethoven that elicits such a...
Sophia Jiang, winner of the 2017 Madison Symphony Orchestra Fall Youth Concerto Competition, plays Beethoven and shares reflections about the piano, violin and music. A new story in the “Young Artist Series” features Sophia Jiang, winner of the 2017 Madison...
Jessica Jiang, Steenbock Youth Music Award winner of the 2018 and 2020 Bolz Young Artist Competition (The Final Forte), plays Beethoven and shares feelings about the piano and music. Our next story features Jessica Jiang, Steenbock Youth Music Award winner of...
Guest Artist Stories by Pianist Joyce Yang Joyce Yang debuted with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in November 2019 with a dazzling performance of Prokofiev’s c No. 3 in C major. She recently shared two stories about major life changes experienced since March...
Our home is yours. Each week, we’ve been adding more Q&A stories with our musicians to our website. New additions to the collection this month include: Rick Morgan, PercussionDerek Handley, CelloJohanna Wienholts, Principal HarpJordan Allen, CelloGreg...
