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 WFMT's Suzanne Nance. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. from January to April on our News & Classical Music Network and on the All-Classical Network.
January 10, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST(S): Alisa Weilerstein, cello
♦ BRITTEN: "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a
♦ ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
♦ DVORÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 [old No. 4]
January 17, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Robert Spano
SOLOIST(S): Jessica Rivera, soprano
Nmon Ford, baritone
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus/ Lee Erickson, director
♦ HIGDON: "river sings a song to trees" from City Scape
♦ BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 [A German Requiem]
January 24, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Francesco Lecce-Chong
SOLOIST(S): Christopher Taylor, piano
♦ BACEWICZ: Overture for Symphony Orchestra
♦ LUTOSŁAWSKI: Piano Concerto
♦ TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
January 31, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Carlos Kalmar
SOLOIST(S): Theodore Soluri, bassoon
♦ PROKOFIEV: Classical Symphony, Op. 25 [Symphony No. 1]
♦ NEIKRUG: Bassoon Concerto [MSO Co-Commission]
♦ SCHULLER: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
♦ MUSSORGSKY (Orch. RAVEL): Pictures at an Exhibition
February 7, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Asher Fisch
SOLOIST(S): Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano
♦ SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
♦ BERG: Seven Early Songs
♦ STRAUSS, R.: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 [Death and Transfiguration]
February 14, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Kahane
SOLOIST(S)ST: Jeffrey Kahane, piano
♦ BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
♦ BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op 14
February 21, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST(S): Philippe Quint, violin
♦ BATES: Garages of the Valley for Chamber Orchestra
♦ KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
♦ BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
February 28, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST: Richard Goode, piano
♦ MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, K.456 “Paradis”
♦ SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”
March 6, 2016
CONDUCTOR: James Feddeck
SOLOIST(S): Todd Levy, clarinet
♦ SIBELIUS: “Valse triste” from Kuolema, Op. 44
♦ NIELSEN: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57
♦ TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet, Overture Fantasy
♦ LISZT: Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3
March 13, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST(S): Katherine Young Steele, oboe; Susan Babini, cello; Robert Levine, viola
♦ STRAUSS: Metamorphosen, TrV 290
♦ STRAUSS: Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
♦ STRAUSS: Don Quixote, TrV 184, Op. 35
March 20, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST(S): Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
♦ BARBER: Essay No. 2, Op. 17
♦ SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
♦ RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
March 27, 2016
CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOIST(S): Inon Barnatan, piano
♦ BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
♦ SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
♦ MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 [revised version]
April 3, 2016
Highlights from three eras of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTORS: Zdenek Macal, Andreas Delfs, Edo de Waart
Program includes music from:
♦ Dvořák’s Wood Dove
♦ Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel
♦ Finale to Sir Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1
