Reviews Archives - The Madison Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Moments: Olga Kern and the MSO, October 2017

Oct 11, 2021 | 17-18 Symphony Season, 21-22 Symphony Season, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories, Symphony Moments

Tags: Barber, Bill Wineke, Capital Times, Channel 3000, From the New World, John DeMain, John Stofflet, Olga Kern, piano, Ravishing Rhapsody, Reviews

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome Olga Kern back to Overture Hall for our October 15, 16, & 17 concerts, Ravishing Rhapsody. This will be her fifth performance with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, previously performing in 2009, 2010, 2014, and...

Reviews and Media Coverage: String Spirit, September 24 & 25

Sep 30, 2021 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Partner Stories, Symphony Moments

Tags: Bill Wineke, Capital Times, Channel 3000, Greg Zelek, John DeMain, John Stofflet, Matt Ambrosio, NBC15, Reviews, Rhapsodie Quartet, String Spirit

The Madison Symphony Orchestra was finally able to make their much-anticipated return to Overture Hall last weekend for String Spirit. The enthusiastic crowd first welcomed the Rhapsodie Quartet to the stage who opened the concert with Edward Elgar’s Introduction and...

Behind the Story of “Blue” — Black Lives Matter

Jun 3, 2020 | Partner Stories

Tags: Glimmerglass, John DeMain, Kennedy Center, opera, Reviews, Washington National Opera, Washington Post

Photo Credit: Karli Cadel, The Washington Post Update as of June 17, 2020: The Music Critics Association of North America announced that composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson are the recipients of its 2020 award for best new opera for...

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...