Reviews Archives | The Madison Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: Rachel Barton Pine Plays Khachaturian, Oct. 18-20

Oct 20, 2019 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories

Tags: Bill Wineke, Capital Times, Channel 3000, Greg Hettmansberger, Isthmus, Khachaturian, Matt Ambrosio, Mike Muckian, Overture Hall, Prokofiev, Rachel Barton Pine, Reviews, Shostakovich

The reviews are in and our October concerts, Rachel Barton Pine Plays Khachaturian, are a hit! Read more about these performances featuring Violinist Rachel Barton Pine below. Buy tickets Mike Muckian / Isthmus “Violinist Rachel Barton Pine demonstrated...

Reviews: Love, Lust Redemption, Sept. 27–29

Oct 4, 2019 | 19-20 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories

Tags: Barber, Bill Wineke, Capital Times, Channel 3000, Debussy, Dvořák, Greg Hettmansberger, Greg Zelek, Jake Stockinger, Matt Ambrosio, Organ, Reviews, Wagner

The reviews are in and our 19–20 season premiere concerts, Love, Lust & Redemption, were a hit! Read more about our September 27–29 performances featuring Principal Organist Greg Zelek below. Matt Ambrosio / Capital Times “The work’s varied textures and...

John DeMain Conducts Opera World Premiere at Glimmerglass

Aug 2, 2019 | Partner Stories

Tags: Glimmerglass, John DeMain, opera, Reviews

Blue, a new opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson, had its world premiere at The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York on Sunday, July 14. Our own Music Director John DeMain conducted the orchestra in this premiere, which garnered favorable reviews...

Reviews: An Auspicious Debut: Marc-André Hamelin, April. 12-14

Apr 13, 2019 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories

Tags: Bill Wineke, Burleske, Capital Times, Channel 3000, Debussy, Greg Hettmansberger, Isthmus, John Barker, La Mer, Matt Ambrosio, Mozart, piano, Ravel, Reviews, Strauss

Those who attended our performance on Friday, April 12 experienced the debut of Marc-André Hamelin in Madison, in a program that showcased his incredible talent and passion in pieces both before and after intermission: Strauss’s Burleske and Ravel’s Piano...

Reviews: Epic Romance, Oct. 19-21

Oct 22, 2018 | 18-19 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories

Tags: Capital Times, cello, Elgar, Epic Romance, Greg Hettmansberger, guest conductor, Isthmus, John Barker, Matt Ambrosio, Oesterle, Reviews, Tania Miller, Tchaikovsky, Zuill Bailey

Those who attended our Epic Romance concerts Oct. 19-21 experienced the unmatched talent and passion of Grammy-award winning cellist Zuill Bailey, a program filled with emotion and excitement, and the magnetic energy of guest conductor Tania Miller. But don’t...