Since its inception in 1959, the "Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra" has consistently received critical acclaim for artistic excellence. This 13 week Sunday series of two-hour concerts is hosted by WPR's Lori Skelton. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. from January through March on our News & Music Network and year round on the All-Classical Network.
Sunday, January 1
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Aaron Diehl, piano
- Eric Nathan: Opening
- James B. Wilson: Green Fuse
- George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Arr. Ferde Grofe)
- Duke Ellington: New World A-Comin’ (Arr. Henderson/Tyzik)
- Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird
Sunday, January 8
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Chee-Yun, violin
- Charbrier: Joyeuse Marche
- Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
- Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
- Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin-American Dances for Orchestra
- De Falla: Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Sunday, January 15
Conductor: Andreas Delfs
Soloist: Olga Kern, piano
- Wagner: "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" from Götterdämmerung
- Grieg: Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra
- Sarah Kirkland Snider: Something for the Dark
- Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel, Orchestral Suite
Sunday, January 22
Conductor: William Eddins
Soloist: Karen Gomyo, violin
- Nino Rota: Concerto Per Archi
- Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
- Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Sunday, January 29
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Augustin Hadelich, violin
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2 for String Orchestra
- Korngold: Suite from Captain Blood
- Britten: Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra
- Shostakovich: Suite from The Golden Age
- Hindemith: Mathis der Maler Symphony
Sunday, February 5
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Aaron Diehl, piano
- Ives: Three Places in New England
- Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement
- Barber: First Symphony (in One Movement)
- Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Sunday, February 12
Conductor: Edo De Waart
Soloist: Susan Babini, cello
- Delius: In a Summer Garden
- Elgar: Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
Sunday, February 19
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Sunday, February 26
Conductors: Yaniv Dinur (Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 for Strings); Thomas Wilkins (Harris: Symphony No. 3, in One Movement; Schulhoff: Jazz Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble; Hanson: Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic"); Ken-David Masur (Bolcom: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra);
Soloists: Timothy McAllister (Schulhoff: Jazz Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble); Ilana Setapen (Bolcom: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra)
- Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 for Strings
- Harris: Symphony No. 3, in One Movement
- Schulhoff: Jazz Concerto (Hot Sonata) for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
- Bolcom: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra
- Hanson: Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic"
Sunday, March 5
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloists: John Brancy, baritone, Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus; Cheryl Frazes Hill, director
- Takemitsu: Requiem for Strings
- Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne, 2nd series
- Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne, 3rd series
- Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne, 1st series
Sunday, March 12
Conductor: Ruth Reinhardt
Soloist: Alessio Bax, piano
- Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F major (old No. 3)
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sunday, March 19
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloist: Awadgin Pratt, piano
- Strauss: Metamorphosen
- Montgomery: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
- Mendelssohn: Overture to Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor (1841 version)
Sunday, March 26
Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloists: Aizuri Quartet; Felicia Moore, soprano; Deborah Nansteel, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass-baritone; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus; Cheryl Frazes Hill, director
Soloists: Sarah Shafer, soprano; Derrek Stark, tenor; Hugh Russell, baritone;
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus; Cheryl Frazes Hill, director; Milwaukee Children’s Choir; Lynn Swanson, director
- Adams: Absolute Jest for String Quartet and Orchestra
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, "Choral"