Masterworks IV - Dueling Violins

Classical Music, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music LA Guitar Quartet

Overture Hall

Peruvian composer Jimmy López’s “Fiesta! Four Pop Dances for Orchestra” is a vibrant and exhilarating celebration of life, culture and happiness. Filled with pulsating rhythms, bold colors and infectious energy, it draws from the rich traditions of Latin American music and ends with a blazing techno finale.

Classical Music, Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Masterworks V - Schumann in Spring

Capitol Theater

Closing the 2025/26 Masterworks season is an evening of works known for their virtuosic demands and lush expressive beauty.

Classical Music, Madison Opera, Music, Theater Così fan tutte

Overture Hall

Two sisters, two suitors and a drunken wager about the nature of fidelity—what could possibly go wrong? Mozart’s deliciously risqué romantic comedy is full of sublime arias, sparkling ensembles and the complications that ensue when young love and flirtation encounter reality. 

Classical Music, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music Voices Eternal

Overture Hall

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.

Classical Music, Free Events, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music A Community Gift and Dream — for the Love of Music

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.

Classical Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Musical Landscapes in Color Vol IV - Transcendence

“Transcendence” explores music that reaches beyond boundaries—spiritual, emotional and artistic. Together, these works form a musical journey rising through reflection, celebration and resilience.

Classical Music, Jazz, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Masterworks I - Ravel Revelry

We kick off our 2026/27 Masterworks season with a program bold and full of personality as pianist John Novacek returns to play Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G,” fusing jazz rhythms and harmonies.

Classical Music Handel’s Messiah

Kick off the holiday season early and join us for a favorite holiday tradition. Written in just 24 days by George Frideric Handel, “Messiah” is considered the most performed classical piece of music worldwide.

Classical Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Masterworks II - Fire & Form

“Fire & Form” brings together music shaped by resilience and intensity. Sylvia Jiang takes on Prokofiev’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in G,” a work known for its extreme technical demands and raw emotional force

Classical Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, 2026/27 Season Masterworks IV - The Spanish Thread

Vibrant musical connection from start to finish. Srul Irving Glick’s “Divertimento for String Orchestra” opens our final Masterworks concert of the season before guitarist Ana Vidovic returns to the WCO stage to perform Rodrigo’s “Fantasia para un gentilhombre.”