Violin Archives - The Madison Symphony Orchestra

Congratulations to our 2022 Bolz Finalists and Semi-Finalists!

Feb 9, 2022 | 21-22 Symphony Season, Artist Stories, Education, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Photos

Tags: Bolz Young Artist Competition, live broadcast, Madison Symphony, orchestra, Overture Hall, PBS Wisconsin, piano, The Final Forte, Violin, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Young Artists Compete

All rounds of the Bolz Young Artist Competition were held in person this year! The Preliminary Round of the competition was held on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Overture Center for the Arts. Judges for the Preliminary Round included musicians of the Madison Symphony...

The Final Forte 2021

Jan 15, 2022 | 20-21 Symphony Season, Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Photos

Tags: Bolz Young Artist Competition, Carrie Wang, Dexter Mott, live broadcast, Madison Symphony, orchestra, Overture Hall, PBS Wisconsin, piano, Qing Ng, Sophia Jiang, The Final Forte, Violin, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Young Artists Compete

Above: Qing Ng, Carrie Wang, Dexter Mott, Sophia Jiang Congratulations to our finalists of The Final Forte 2021! The Final Forte finalists were selected from a group of young Wisconsin artists who competed in the Bolz Young Artist Competition’s two preliminary rounds...

Where Are They Now? — Ben Seeger, 2009 Finalist of The Final Forte

Mar 23, 2021 | Education

Tags: artist, Ben Seeger, Bolz Young Artist Competition, The Final Forte, Violin

From The Score Newsletter, Spring 2021 Ben Seeger is a Madison Metropolitan School District graduate, and was a finalist in the Final Forte competition in 2009 while a senior at Madison Memorial High School. His parents arrived in America well-educated, immigrating...

Music by Black Composers from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation

Feb 18, 2021 | Diversity, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Tags: Black musicians, Bolz Young Artist Competition, Hannah White, Music By Black Composers, Rachel Barton Pine, Rachel Barton Pine Foundation, Violin

Rachel Barton Pine is a critically-acclaimed violinist and internationally-recognized artist who performed with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in 2019. Read reviews and view photos from her performance here. That same year, Ms. Pine was awarded named the recipient of...

Artist Story, Home Is Where the Art Is, Young Artist Series, Flutist Holly Venkitaswaran

Oct 25, 2020 | Artist Stories, Education, Guest Artists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, MSO Musicians, Video

Tags: artist, Bolz Young Artist Competition, flute, Franz Schubert, Holly Venkitaswaran, Home is where the art is, HomeWithArtists, Madison Symphony Orchestra, music, story, The Final Forte, Trockne Blumen, Violin, Young Artist Series

Holly Venkitaswaran, a finalist in The Final Forte 2019, plays Schubert, and shares insights about music and life. Our next story features Holly Venkitaswaran, a Bolz Young Artist Competition finalist who performed in The Final Forte 2019. She plays the...