Ode to Joy: Beethoven’s Ninth

Thursday, June 16 – Sunday, June 19 at the Bradley Symphony Center, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
Start Time
  • 7:30p on Thursday, June 16
  • 7:30p on Friday, June 17
  • 7:30p on Saturday, June 18
  • 2:30p on Sunday, June 19
conductor

Ken-David Masur

Aizuri String Quartet
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
director

Cheryl Frazes Hill

John Adams

Absolute Jest

Beethoven

Symphony No. 9

CONCERT DETAILS

“[Beethoven’s themes] appear and disappear, they get stretched, I turn them upside down, I pile one on top of another on top of another and create a very dynamic dialogue,” says composer John Adams of his Absolute Jest. In this Jest, which features New York City’s dazzling Aizuri String Quartet, Adams warps fragments of the Ninth, Beethoven’s late string quartets, and more. The MSO holds nothing back in these season finale concerts, which conclude with Beethoven’s iconic Ninth Symphony.

 

Gathering Together Safely: Masks are required inside the Bradley Symphony Center and MSO patrons are required to provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID tests prior to concert entry. Click here for current venue policies & details.

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Start Time
  • 7:30p on Thursday, June 16
  • 7:30p on Friday, June 17
  • 7:30p on Saturday, June 18
  • 2:30p on Sunday, June 19
conductor

Ken-David Masur

Aizuri String Quartet
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
director

Cheryl Frazes Hill

John Adams

Absolute Jest

Beethoven

Symphony No. 9