Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Sunday, Apr. 11, 2027 Free Prelude Discussion: 1:30 p.m. Concert: 2:30 p.m. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Ticket Information” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Tickets: $22-$125 Prices include Sales Tax, Overture Center’s per-ticket facility fee and Web/Phone Fee for online or over the phone orders.

To avoid the Web/Phone fee purchase in person at Overture Center’s Box Office. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=”https://www.overture.org/tickets-events/2026-27-season/mso-tchaikovsky-violin-concerto/” button_text=”Buy Single Tickets!” button_alignment=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https://madisonsymphony.org/concerts-events/madison-symphony-orchestra-concerts/26-27/subscription-form/” button_text=”Subscribe Now!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”3_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Concert text” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] The Toronto Star raves: Blake Pouliot is “one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime.” Experience his astonishing artistry in Tchaikovsky’s blazing Violin Concerto. Plus, Wagner’s sensual “Tristan and Isolde.”

And Madison composer Scott Gendel joins forces with storyteller Caitlin Vincent for Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony, a plea for harmony now and forever within the embrace of our natural world. This inspiring work is a Madison Symphony commission. Featuring John DeMain, Music Director Emeritus Blake Pouliot, Violin Karen Chia-ling Ho, Soprano Rehanna Thelwell, Mezzo-Soprano Kyle Ketelsen, Bass-Baritone Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Madison Youth Chorus, Michael Ross, Artistic Director [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Program” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] music Richard Wagner, Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Violin Concerto Scott Gendel/Caitlin Vincent, Spacious Skies: A Choral Symphony (World Premiere • Madison Symphony Commission) [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Enhance” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Enhance Your Concert Experience Prelude Discussion Enjoy a 30-minute talk with special guest Beverly Taylor starting one hour before each concert in Overture Hall.

Free to ticket-holders. Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby , or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission.

Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Spotify Playlist” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Clearly. Absolutely.

Undoubtedly virtuoso.” — La Presse [/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “The full blast dramatic soprano of Karen Chia-ling Ho…has the power to cut through any orchestra;…she could also sing softly and shape phrases to express other moods.” — Musical America [/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Kyle Ketelsen sings the strong-willed, delusional Richard with haunting authority.” — New York Times [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “immaculate, at once refined and impassioned” — Arts Atlanta [/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Thelwell’s opulent, port-wine mezzo is a gorgeous and distinctive instrument; she also has considerable presence…this is a voice in a million, and surely a career to watch.” — Parterre Box [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “vocal fire and dramatic conviction” — Isthmus [/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “The most impressive turn of the evening was reserved for Rehanna Thelwell in Night Trip, who brought a thrilling commitment and dramatic intelligence to the bravura solo scenes that bookended the piece.” — Washington Classical Review [/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” 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