Brahms, Stravinsky & Prayer for Ukraine

Friday, September 29 – Saturday, September 30

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

 

Valentyn Silvestrov
Prayer for the Ukraine

Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1

Stravinsky
Petrushka

Josefowicz & Boléro

Friday, October 20 – Sunday, October 22

Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

 

Debussy
Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun

Matthias Pintscher
Assonanza

Debussy
“Ibéria” from Images pour orchestra

Ravel
Boléro

Beethoven & López-Gavilán

Friday, November 3 – Saturday, November 4

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director

 

Beethoven
Overture to Fidelio

Aldo López-Gavilán
Emporium

Beethoven
Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt (“Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage”)

Beethoven
Choral Fantasy

De Waart Conducts Elgar

Friday, November 10 – Saturday, November 11

Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

 

John Adams
The Chairman Dances

Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Elgar
Enigma Variations

 

Ruth Reinhardt Returns

Friday, November 17 – Saturday, November 18

Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Andrei Ioniță, cello

 

Jonathan Cziner
Rear-view

Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 2

Brahms
Symphony No. 4

Labadie Conducts Mozart

Friday, January 26 – Saturday, January 27

Bernard Labadie, conductor
Matthew Ernst, trumpet

 

Rigel
Symphony in C minor

Hummel
Trumpet Concerto

Mozart
Symphony No. 40

Mozart Oboe & Symphony

Friday, February 2 – Saturday, February 3

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Katherine Young Steele, oboe

 

Mozart
Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”

Mozart
Oboe Concerto in C major

Reger
Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart

Beethoven Piano & Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, February 9 – Saturday, February 10

Iván López-Reynoso, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

 

Revueltas
Redes Concert Suite

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1

Mussorgsky/Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition

Goosby Plays Mendelssohn

Friday, February 23 – Sunday, February 25

Christian Reif, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin

 

Pejačević
Overture in D minor

Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor

Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra

Tchaikovsky 6 & Brahms Songs

Friday, March 1 – Saturday, March 2

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

 

Dobrinka Tabakova
Thrace

Brahms/Glanert
Vier Präludien und Ernste Gesänge (“Four Preludes and Serious Songs”)

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”

Bernstein & Gershwin

Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10

Jader Bignamini, conductor
George Li, piano

 

Bernstein
Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major

Ravel
Valse nobles et sentimentales

Gershwin
An American in Paris

Bach Fest I: Brandenburg

Friday, March 22 – Saturday, March 23

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord & leader
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin & leader

 

J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto in E major

J.S. Bach
Suite No. 3 in D major

Bach Fest II: Magnificat

Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, March 24

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord & leader
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin & leader
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director

 

J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

J.S. Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in A major

J.S. Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor

J.S. Bach
Magnificat in D major

Liszt Piano & Symphonie Fantastique

Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano

 

Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1

Liszt
Totentanz

Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique

Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Friday, May 10 – Saturday, May 11

Joseph Young, conductor
Alexi Kenny, violin

 

Brian Raphael Nabors
Pulse

Barber
Violin Concerto

Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 “New World”

Takemitsu & The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Friday, May 17 – Saturday, May 18

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Third Coast Percussion
Women of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

 

Dukas
Fanfare from La Peri

Takemitsu
From me flows what you call Time

Debussy
Nocturnes

Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Carmina Burana & Fate Now Conquers

Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 9

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Megumi Kanda, trombone
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director

 

Carlos Simon
Fate Now Conquers

Tan Dun
Three Muses in Video Game

Orff
Carmina Burana

Hadelich Plays Tchaikovsky

Friday, June 14 – Saturday, June 15

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

 

Lyatoshynsky
Grazyhna

Sibelius
Symphony No. 7

Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major

Gershwin Celebration with Marcus Roberts Trio

Friday, October 6 – Sunday, October 8

John Morris Russell, conductor
Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield, vocalist
Marcus Roberts Trio

Holiday Pops

Thursday, December 14 – Tuesday, December 19

Byron Stripling, conductor & trumpet
Mamie Parris, vocalist
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director

Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration

Friday, February 16 – Sunday, February 18

Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist

Nothin’ But the Blues

Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17

Ryan Tani, conductor
Shayna Steele, vocalist

Movie Music of John Williams

Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5

Ken-David Masur, conductor

Latin Fire

Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2

Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Jose Sibaja, trumpet
Mónica Abrego, vocalist

Violent Femmes

Tuesday, October 3

Ryan Tani, conductor

Handel's Messiah

Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 10

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director

 

George Frideric Handel
Messiah

Steve Hackman's Beethoven X Coldplay

Saturday, January 20

Steve Hackman, conductor

Sonic Symphony with the MSO

Saturday, April 6 – Sunday, April 7

Ryan Tani, conductor
Sonic Rock Band

Indigo Girls

Saturday, April 20

Ryan Tani, conductor
Amy Ray, guitar & vocals
Emily Saliers, guitar & vocals

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Saturday, October 28 – Sunday, October 29

TBD, conductor

Elf In Concert

Friday, November 24 – Sunday, November 26

TBD, conductor

Back to the Future

Saturday, December 30 – Sunday, December 31

Ryan Tani, conductor

Holiday Jazz with Dee Alexander

Saturday, December 2

Dee Alexander, vocalist
John McLean, guitar

Joshua Redman

Sunday, February 4

Joshua Redman Group
featuring Gabrielle Cavassa

Symphony in Space!

Sunday, November 5

Ryan Tani, conductor
Matthew Huebsch, host

Strauss
Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Holst
“Mars” from The Planets

Jessie Montgomery
Starburst

John Williams
“Flying Theme”  from E.T.: The Extraterrestrial

Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op 67 (Mvmt. I)

Holst
“Jupiter” from The Planets

John Williams
Main Theme from Star Wars

Musical Magic: Larry Painter and the Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Sunday, March 3

TBD, conductor
TBD, actors

 

Repertoire to Include:

John Williams
“Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Prokofiev
Waltz and Midnight from Cinderella Suite No. 1

Stravinsky
“Finale” from The Firebird

Dukas
Sorcerer’s Apprentice

 

 

Orchestra Family Reunion!

Sunday, May 19

TBD, conductor

Salon with Allison Lovera and Jeannie Yu

Thursday, October 12

Allison Lovera, violin
Jeannie Yu, piano

 

Hosted by Ken and Kate Muth

Salon with Jinwoo Lee

Thursday, November 16

Jinwoo Lee, violin

 

Hosted by Sara and Nathan Manning

Salon with MSO Musicians

Thursday, March 7

MSO Musicians, TBD

 

Hosted by The Pabst Mansion

Salon with Susan Babini and Ilana Setapen

Thursday, April 18

Susan Babini, cello
Ilana Setapen, violin
Yaniv Dinur
, piano

 

Hosted by Tom and Jane Lacy

Salon with Alex Ayers and Paul Hauer

Thursday, May 23

Alex Ayers, violin
Paul Hauer, violin and piano

 

Hosted by Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson