Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 From the New World (excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-04-23 | Guest conductor Joseph Young joins us May 10-11 for Dvořák's Ninth Symphony "From the New World." Take a look into rehearsal for this magical piece. ►Get your tickets now: bit.ly/MSO_NewWorld24
Falla - Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat (Three Dances) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-04-17 | We continue to look back at some of our favorite performances from past seasons. Take a look back at our performance of Manuel de Falla's Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat (Three Dances) from the 2021.22 season. Manuel de FallaSuite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat (Three Dances)I. The Neighbor's Dance (Seguidillas)II. The Miller's Dance (Farruca)III. Final Dance (Jota)Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorRecorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center on October 22, 2021.See program notes for this performance here: bit.ly/3U27Bzj
Dukas - The Sorcerers Apprentice Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-04-02 | Music Director Ken-David Masur is joined by Third Coast Percussion for a magical program featuring “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” & Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time.” ►Get your tickets now for this enchanting performance May 17-18: bit.ly/MSO_SorcerersApprentice
Music Director Ken-David Masur Leads Symphonie Fantasique Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-03-21 | Music Director Ken-David Masur leads a monumental program on April 26-28 featuring Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Hear from him about why these two composers go together so well & grab your tickets now for this striking performance. ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSO_SymphonieFantastique
Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique – IV. Marche au Supplice (excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-27 | Music Director Ken-David Masur leads us in an exciting program on April 26-28 featuring Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique!" Take a look into rehearsals for the performance also featuring guest pianist Stewart Goodyear. Tickets are available at: bit.ly/MSO_SymphonieFantastique
Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 – Part I Excerpt (No. 11 – No. 17) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-21 | Look back with us at last seasons performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah feat. Artistic Partner Dashon Burton. Dashon returns Mar 1 & 2 to perform collections of songs from Brahms. Tickets at mso.orgFelix MendelssohnElijah, Opus 70Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorSonya Headlam, sopranoClara Osowski, mezzo-sopranoThomas Cooley, tenorDashon Burton, bass-baritoneMilwaukee Symphony Chorus Cheryl Frazes Hill, directorThis release is dedicated to the memory of J. Mark Baker.Recorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center March 25, 2023See program notes from this performance here: bit.ly/4aMzK4S11. Chorus (SATB): Baal, we cry to thee / Baal, erhöre uns12. Recitative (Elijah, SATB): Call him louder, for he is a god! / Rufet lauter! denn er is ja Gott! 3:1413. Recitative and Chorus (Elijah, SATB): Call him louder! He heareth not / Rufet lauter! Er hört euch nicht 4:1114. Aria (Elijah): Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel! / Herr Gott Abrahams, Isaaks und Israels 6:0615. Quartet (SATB): Cast thy burden upon the Lord / Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn 9:0816. Recitative and Chorus (Elijah, SATB): O thou, who makest thine angels spirits / Der du deine Diener machst zu Geistern 10:4117. Aria (Elijah): Is not his word like a fire? / Ist nicht des Herrn Wort wie eine Feuer 13:10
George Gershwin - An American in Paris (excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-07 | Guest conductor Jader Bignamini joins the MSO for Bernstein & Gershwin Mar 8-10. Don't miss this performance featuring An American in Paris and other works by the beloved composers. Get your tickets now: bit.ly/MSO_BernsteinGershwinUsed by permission of Warner Chappell Music
Pejačević - Overture in D minor, Opus 49 (Excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-07 | Take a look into rehearsal for Pejačević's Overture in D minor which the MSO will be performing Feb 23-25! This program also features 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence winner Randal Goosby performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. Grab your tickets now: bit.ly/MSO_GoosbyUsed by permission of the Croatian Music Information Centre
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique” III. Allegro molto vivace (Excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-07 | Music Director Ken-David Masur leads the MSO in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 Mar 1-2. Take a look into rehearsal and hear an excerpt from the third movement Allegro molto vivace. Grab your tickets for this performance also featuring Brahms bit.ly/MSO_Tchaik6
Mussorgsky/orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition I. Promenade Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-07 | Mexican conductor Iván López-Reynoso makes his U.S. symphonic debut with the MSO Feb 9-10! López-Reynoso conducts Ravel’s orchestral arrangement of Mussorgsky’s impressionistic Pictures at an Exhibition. Look into rehearsal of this iconic piece and then grab your tickets at bit.ly/MSO_Pic tures24"Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition written by Modest Mussorgsky, orchestrated by Maurice RavelUsed with permission from Boosey & Hawkes
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges - Overture & Ballet music from LAmant Anonyme Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-02-05 | We celebrate the beginning of Black History Month by releasing a performance from our 2020.21 virtual season of Overture & Ballet Music from L'Amant Anonyme by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesOverture and Ballet music from L'Amant Anonyme [The Anonymous Lover]Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorRecorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center on June 4, 2021See program notes from this performance: bit.ly/3uom9Ak
Music Director Ken-David Masur Share Excitement for Mozart Oboe & Symphony Feb 2-3 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-26 | Music Director Ken-David Masur leads the MSO for a program packed with Mozart, including Reger's Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart. ►Grab your tickets now for this incredible performance: bit.ly/MSO_MozartOboe
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” IV. Presto (Excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-25 | The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart's Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" February 2-3 conducted by Music Director Ken-David Masur. Take a look into rehearsals and purchase your tickets at bit.ly/MSO_MozartOboe
Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Opus 132 –VIII. Molto sostenuto (Excerpt) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-25 | The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform Reger's Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart February 2-3 conducted by Music Director Ken-David Masur. Take a look into rehearsals and purchase your tickets at bit.ly/MSO_MozartOboe
Mozart Symphony No. 40 Excerpt Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-22 | The MSO performs Mozart's Symphony No. 40 conducted by Bernard Labadie Jan 26-27. Hear a excerpt of the work from rehearsal! ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSO_LabadieMozart
Benjamin Britten - IV. Storm from Four Sea Interludes Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-20 | We continue to look back at some of our favorite performances from our 2022.23 season. Please enjoy this performance of the fourth movement, "Storm," of Benjamin Britten's "Four Sea Interludes." Benjamin Britten "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a IV. Storm: Presto con fuocoMilwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorRecorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center January 20, 2023.Used by kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes Copyright 1945.See program notes from this performance: bit.ly/3O7AVRF
2023.24 MSO Education Update Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-12 | Our education department has been hard at work this season, bringing diverse and exciting content to schools across southeastern Wisconsin. Learn about all the programs this year from Education Director Rebecca Whitney.
Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 - Introduction, Overture and Chorus Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024-01-09 | Happy New Year from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra! Enjoy this excerpt from last season's performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" feat. bass-baritone and MSO Artistic Partner Dashon Burton. Felix MendelssohnElijah, Opus 70Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorSonya Headlam, sopranoClara Osowski, mezzo-sopranoThomas Cooley, tenorDashon Burton, bass-baritoneMilwaukee Symphony Chorus Cheryl Frazes Hill, directorThis release is dedicated to the memory of J. Mark Baker.Recorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center March 25, 2023See program notes from this performance here: bit.ly/4aMzK4S
Aldo López-Gavilán Joins MSO Nov 3-4 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-10-26 | Composer & pianist Aldo López-Gavilán joins Ken-David Masur and the MSO Nov 3-4 to perform his piece "Emporium" and Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. ►Grab your tickets now: bit.ly/MSO_LopezGavilan
Revisit Meet the Music in Minutes MSO Trombones Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-09-14 | Take a look back at our trombone section discussing the different instruments needed for Beethoven 5, and how a trombone slide can be dangerous. Don't miss Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Sept 22-24! Still need tickets? ►Grab them here: bit.ly/MSO_Beethoven5
An American Port of Call - Adolphus Hailstork Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-07-24 | As we look forward to next season, we are looking back at some of our favorite moments of our 2022.23 season. Please enjoy this performance of Adolphus Hailstork's An American Port of Call.Adolphus HailstorkAn American Port of Call Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraKen-David Masur, conductorRecorded live at the Bradley Symphony Center in Milwaukee, WI on January 21, 2023.See program notes from this performance here: bit.ly/3O7AVRF
Part 3: Aaron Diehl on Zodiac Suite Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-05-01 | The conversation between Artistic Partner Aaron Diehl and Music Director concludes with a discussion of Mary Lou Williams's unique style in the Zodiac Suite. Grab your tickets for this unforgettable performance: bit.ly/MSO_ZodiacPlanets
Part 2: Aaron Diehl on Zodiac Suite Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-05-01 | The conversation continues between Music Director Ken-David Masur and Artistic Partner Aaron Diehl. Hear about Mary Lou Williams's inspiration behind her piece the Zodiac Suite then grab your tickets here: bit.ly/MSO_ZodiacPlanets
Aaron Diehl on Zodiac Suite Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-04-27 | May 26-28 Artistic Partner Aaron Diehl returns to perform Mary Lou Williams's "Zodiac Suite." He sat down with Music Director Ken-David Masur to discuss the history of the piece and his connection to it. Check out part of their conversation and then grab your tickets now: bit.ly/MSO_ZodiacPlanets
Water Festival Musician Spotlight Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-01-31 | Our Water Festival features more than H2O! Hear from the 3 amazing MSO musicians featured on this weekends performance rounding out the festival. ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSO_TowardtheSea
Jennifer Bouton Schaub Prepares for Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-01-19 | Our Water Festival celebrates more than H2O! Each performance features MSO musicians, including Jennifer Bouton Schaub on piccolo. Hear from her about her prep & what it means to solo at home, then grab your tickets to see her Jan 27-29 at mso.org/water-fest
Education Update 2022.23 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2023-01-13 | Our Education department has been hard at work this season so far, & we have so much to look forward to in the new year!
The Texas Tenors come to the MSO for One Night Only! Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-12-13 | One night only! Join The Texas Tenors for a magical night Deep in the Heart of Christmas with the MSO on Dec 20.
Music Director Ken-David Masur on Handels Messiah Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-12-08 | Music Director Ken-David Masur talks about the history of the timeless classic Handel's Messiah. You can experience this MSO tradition December 16-18. Tickets at mso.org
Ken-David Masur on Fresh Air & Beethovens Eroica Nov 11-12 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-11-07 | Hear about this weekends performance from Music Director Ken-David Masur, then grab your tickets for this exciting program. ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSO_FreshAir
Music Director Ken-David Masur and Chorus Director Cheryl Frazes Hill Talk Brahms Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-10-31 | Music Director Ken-David Masur & Chorus Director Cheryl Frazes Hill sat down to discuss the importance of Brahms to choral music. Hear from them about what to expect this weekend in a program featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus & Brahms, then use code GIFTS to get your tickets for just $20! ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSO_EveryTreeSpeaks
Orli Shaham Performs November 18-19 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-10-18 | Pianist Orli Shaham returns to Milwaukee to perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 November 18-19. Tickets at mso.org
Ken-David Masur on Alpine Glory Sept 30 - Oct 1 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-09-28 | Our Classics season opener features a co-commissioned work by Wynton Marsalis "Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!" Hear from Music Director Ken-David Masur about this exciting new piece & grab your seat now. ►Tickets at mso.org
Music of the Rolling Stones April 30: MiG Ayesa Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-04-14 | Guest artist MiG Ayesa is so share the Music of the Rolling Stones with you!
Music in Our Schools Month: Peter Szczepanek Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-03-31 | We are closing out Music in Our Schools Month! Hear from MSO cello Peter Szczepanek about why he loves being a part of ACE and one of his favorite ACE memories. Happy Music in Our Schools Month!
Music in Our Schools Month: Alex Ayers Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-03-17 | Some of our Arts in Community Education (ACE) musicians are celebrating Music in Our Schools Month by sharing their favorite ACE experiences. Hear from first violin alex Ayers about why he loves being a part of ACE!
Music in Our Schools Month: Heather Zinninger Yarmel Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-03-11 | Some of our Arts in Community Education (ACE) musicians are celebrating Music in Our Schools Month by sharing their favorite ACE experiences. Hear from assistant principal flute Heather Zinninger Yarmel about why she loves being a part of ACE!
Music in Our Schools Month: Paul Hauer Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-03-04 | Some of our Arts in Community Education (ACE) musicians are celebrating Music in Our Schools Month by sharing their favorite ACE experiences. Hear from second violin Paul Hauer about why he loves being a part of ACE!
Mother Goose Suite Feb 27 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-02-07 | Join the MSO on Feb 27 for our Family Concert Mother Goose Suite featuring Enchantment Theatre Company! Come an hour early to enjoy fun family activities and snacks! Tickets at bit.ly/MSo_MotherGoose
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2 for String Orchestra, II. Alla sarabande Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022-01-23 | At our performances this weekend, we paid tribute to Susan Loris, executive vice president of institutional advancement, who passed away earlier this month. To know Susan was to love Susan, and she will be dearly missed by all of us.In her memory:Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2 for String Orchestra, II. Alla sarabandeCourtesy of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Musicians
MSO 2021.22 Education Update Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-12-15 | The MSO Education Department has been hard at work this season! Hear from Director of Education Rebecca Whitney about what we've done so far this season and what we look forward to in the new year.
Ilana Setapen: Bolcom Violin Concerto Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-11-17 | "I'm looking forward to seeing everyone fall in love with it the same way that I have." Hear from acting concertmaster Ilana Setapen on the Bolcom Violin Concerton and join us to fall in love Nov 19-20! Get $25 tickets with code FALL25! ►Tickets at: bit.ly/MSOBolcom
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Box Office Information Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-11-16 | Learn about the Box Office at the Bradley Symphony Center.
Food and Beverage Options at the Bradley Symphony Center Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-11-16 | Learn about the many food and beverage options at the Bradley Symphony Center.
Accessibility Features at the Bradley Symphony Center Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-11-16 | Learn about the accessibility features of the Bradley Symphony Center.
Points of Interest at the Bradley Symphony Center Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-11-16 | Learn about some interesting points of interest at the Bradley Symphony Center.
Parking at the Bradley Symphony Center Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-10-08 | Whether you are valet parking or self-parking at the Avenue, here is what to expect when attending a performance at the Bradley Symphony Center. More information at mso.org/plan-your-visit/getting-here.
2021.22 MSO Single Tickets - On Sale Now! Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-09-16 | Tickets to all our 2021.22 season concerts at the brand new Bradley Symphony Center are now on sale! We’re warming up for a historic season and we can’t wait to welcome you. ►Get tickets at mso.org
At Last, We Can Say It: Welcome! Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2021-05-25 | Our new home is ready, and the time is right. Join your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a season that will not only debut the spine-tingling sound of our hall, but also showcase MSO musicians doing what they are most passionate about: performing before a live and appreciative audience. We look forward to welcoming you to the Bradley Symphony Center! Subscribe now: mso.org/packages
MSO Bradley Symphony Center Environmental Branding Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2020-12-29 | As the completion the Bradley Symphony Center draws near, learn a little more on how the designers at Kahler Slater tied together the old with the new!
