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...
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...
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...
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...
Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020, plays Bach and Paganini, and shares insights about music and life. This new story in the “Young Artist Series” features Emily Hauer, a finalist in The Final Forte 2020. Emily performs J.S. Bach ‘s Sonata No. 3 in...