Pianist Orion Weiss Returns with Musical Humor

PIANIST ORION WEISS RETURNS WITH MUSICAL HUMOR

PUBLISHED 2025-10-13

A few years ago, when pianist Orion Weiss was scrolling through Spotify for music to play for his infant son, he paused over Ernst von Dohnányi’s “Variations on a Nursery Tune.” “I was blown away by the humor, the orchestration, the beauty, the way he had made such a story out of this funny kernel.” Weiss and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will both perform the piece this week.

MSO Principal Tuba Robyn Black on the Vaughan Williams Concerto

MSO PRINCIPAL TUBA ROBYN BLACK ON FINDING HER MUSICAL HOME

PUBLISHED 2025-10-08

Since becoming the Milwaukee Symphony’s principal tuba as an undergraduate in college, Robyn Black has grown as a musician. Now, she has a chance to step in front of the orchestra as a soloist. Black will perform Ralph Vaughan Williams’s tuba concerto this week, the first performance of the work by the MSO and her first experience with the piece as a professional.

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Partners with the MSO to Bring Violins of Hope to Beethoven's Ninth

MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PARTNERS WITH THE MSO TO BRING VIOLINS OF HOPE TO BEETHOVEN'S NINTH

PUBLISHED 2025-10-01

The MSO’s next subscription concert will feature music written by a victim of the Holocaust and played on instruments that may have spent time in the concentration camps. The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra spearheaded the current Violins of Hope — Wisconsin residency, which has brought 70 string instruments associated with World War II to the city.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Partners with Versiti for “Stage for Life” Blood Drive

MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PARTNERS WITH VERSITI FOR "STAGE FOR LIFE" BLOOD DRIVE

PUBLISHED 2025-08-06

The Bradley Symphony Center event is part of Versiti’s new Stage for Life program, working in collaboration with Milwaukee arts groups to raise awareness of both blood donation and the arts. Read on to learn more about the MSO's community connection to the nonprofit's vital work in the field of blood health.

MSO Musicians Share Their Musical Highlights of the 2025.26 Season

MSO MUSICIANS SHARE THEIR MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2025.26 SEASON

PUBLISHED 2025-09-11

The 2025-26 season holds many highlights, and musicians, like audience members, have a wide range of favorites. Half a dozen MSO members shared what concerts they are most excited to perform and what they would look forward to hearing if they were in the audience.

Violinist Tai Murray on Telling Musical Stories

VIOLINIST TAI MURRAY ON TELLING MUSICAL STORIES

PUBLISHED 2025-05-12

Talk to Tai Murray about playing the violin, and more than once she will mention the importance of telling a story. But how do you tell a story about philosophy? Read about Murray's approach to performing Leonard Bernstein's Serenade.

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