Madison Symphony Orchestra Overture Concert Organ Series
Felix Hell, Organist
Tuesday, February 24
7:30pm
Overture Hall
$28 - $51
Runtime
1 hour 20 minutes
Organist Felix Hell, who first performed in Madison in 2012, returns with a brilliant and unique program that he calls “Cathedral of Sound: The Organ as Orchestra.” The program features Hell’s own arrangement of Beethoven’s famous “Fifth Symphony,” never heard before on the Overture Concert Organ. Grab a seat now to experience Hell’s unbelievable artistry and creativity as he brings this massive work to life on our very own instrument!
Featuring
Felix Hell, organ
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach, Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fantasy in F Minor, K. 608
Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Felix Hell, Symphony No. 5 in C-Minor, op. 67
If you’d like to subscribe to the MSO Overture Concert Organ's 2025–2026 season, please visit madisonsymphony.org or call (608) 257-3734.
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April 10 - April 12
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May 1 - May 3
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Our reimagined subscription season finale created by John DeMain is an uplifting program bringing to life moments from the MSO’s history, intimate connections to the world of opera, and highlights from his transformational tenure as Music Director. He opens the concert with Wagner’s glorious Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, played by the Madison Civic Symphony in 1926.
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June 13 - June 14
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During this free, two-day festival celebration, MSO musicians and diverse community groups will perform on a rotating schedule throughout Overture Center for the Arts. The Sunday concert features some of the “greatest hits” of classical music and will be the final concert Maestro John DeMain conducts as Music Director.
Multiple Showtimes