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MSO Musician Spotlight: Rudi Heinrich

PUBLISHED 2025-11-05

Heinrich grew up in Ann Arbor and played the bass clarinet in school, but when the band director needed a bassoonist, “I shrugged and raised my hand.” From starting on the battered old school instrument in the closet, he progressed quickly — read more about his road to Milwaukee in this exclusive interview.

Chorus Members Reflect on 50 Years of Making Music

CHORUS MEMBERS REFLECT ON 50 YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC

PUBLISHED 2025-11-03

While the chorus has experienced many iterations in its time and has welcomed singers of all ages and walks of life into its fold, a core group has seen the length and breadth of its development. In this golden anniversary year, we spoke with the longest-serving members in each vocal section, who shared their memories of the MSC and their vision for the future of the ensemble.

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.

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.

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