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.

 

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Thursday, June 16

MEET THE MUSIC

Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.

 

Food & Beverage Service

Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.

Friday, June 17

MEET THE MUSIC

Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.

 

Food & Beverage Service

Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.

Saturday, June 18

MEET THE MUSIC

Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.

 

Food & Beverage Service

Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.

Sunday, June 19

MEET THE MUSIC

Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.

 

Food & Beverage Service

Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.

Support

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