January 2019
Beyond the Score®: Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4: Why Italy?
One performance on Sun. Jan. 20 features a multimedia experience with APT actors and music, and the Symphony in its entirety after intermission.
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Violinist James Ehnes joins the MSO February 15–17, 2019 for an extraordinary program, featuring Madison-resident Harbison’s The Most Often Used Chords, Brahms’ Violin Concerto, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Orchestral Brilliance: Three Virtuosi
The Madison Symphony Orchestra celebrates three of its own artists — Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz, Clarinetist JJ Koh, and Tubist Joshua Biere — March 8–10, 2019.
Find out more »The Final Forte
Four of Wisconsin's brightest young musicians compete for top honors in Overture Hall, in a performance broadcast live on WPT and WPR.
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An Auspicious Debut: Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin debuts with the MSO April 12–14, 2019, performing Strauss’ Burleske and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. Mozart's Symphony No. 38 and Debussy’s La Mer complete the poetic program.
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Symphony of a Thousand
A seasonally-conclusive display of immense proportions, John DeMain and the MSO partner with three choirs and eight opera singers May 3–5, 2019, to present one of the greatest musical feats in the classical repertoire, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8.
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