Nov 2026 Laura Jackson Conducts Tchaikovsky by Madison Symphony Orchestra

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LAURA JACKSON MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE

An eloquent artist on and off the podium renowned for her captivating performances and dynamic leadership, American conductor Laura Jackson is praised for her creativity, passion, and commitment to music as a source of connection and enrichment for all. A tireless advocate for excellence in performance as well as for music education, she is a true believer in the essential importance of music for the health and vitality of our communities. On July 16, 2026, Jackson was appointed the fifth Music Director and Conductor of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, where she will serve as Music Director Designate in the 2026-27 season and fully assume the position in fall 2027. She continues as the fourth Music Director and Conductor of the Reno

Philharmonic Orchestra, a post she has held since 2009. A 21st-century conductor at home with repertoire from every era, Jackson is recognized for her powerful and original interpretations of Romantic masterpieces, her championing of new music, and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of musicians, composers, and conductors. A frequent guest conductor, she has led distinguished ensembles across the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Algeria, the Philippines and China, and her relationships with orchestras continue to expand. Highlights of Jackson’s 2026-27 in Madison include Music Director Designate preview concerts performing Rachmaninoff Piano

Concerto No. 2 with Joyce Yang and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony in November, and a season finale featuring Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3 (with the multi-genre virtuoso string trio Time for Three) and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Guest appearances will include performances of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto, Sleeping Beauty with the A.V.A. Ballet, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Maestro Jackson has performed with orchestras across the United States, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia leading a “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” concert with cellist Zlatomir Fung in 2025. Other American appearances include the Buffalo, Detroit, Alabama, San Antonio, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, North Carolina, Hawaii, New World, Sacramento, Toledo, Charlottesville, Hartford, Evansville, Berkeley, Richmond, and Flint symphony orchestras, the Eugene, Orlando, South Carolina and National Orchestral Institute philharmonics, plus the Mimesis Ensemble (New York) and Musiqua (Houston), to name a few. International guest engagements include NOSPR-Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Germany’s Staatsorchester Rheinische

Philharmonie, France’s Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne-Rennes, Canada’s Ontario Philharmonic, the Toronto, Windsor, and Winnipeg symphony orchestras, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Czech Republic’s Prague Summer Nights Festival. Jackson is the first American to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra of Algeria by invitation of the U.S. State Department. A champion of living composers, Jackson created and launched the Reno Philharmonic’s Composer in Residence Initiative, commissioning and presenting more than a dozen world premieres to date including Michelle Isaac’s Pressing Truths (2026), commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and Zhou Tian’s Transcend (2019.) Jackson’s commissions are often community-engaged projects emphasizing collaborations. Lopez’s Symphony No. 3, for example, was inspired by the signature “Altered Landscape” photograph collection of the Nevada Museum of Art and connected with The Nature Conservancy’s Nevada Chapter to raise awareness of environmental stewardship, resulting in a Forbes Magazine feature (2022) that reported: “Laura Jackson is paving a new direction for up-and-coming female conductors and composers through her artistry, leadership, and creative community engagement.”

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Committed to mentoring the musicians of tomorrow, Jackson strives to create opportunities to mentor women conductors, and to encourage young composers and musicians. She has served as a mentor to emerging women conductors across the globe through the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship mentoring program, since 2022. Jackson has recorded Michael Daugherty’s Time Cycle with the Bournemouth Symphony with Marin Alsop and Mei-Ann Chen for Naxos. With Marc Rovetti (violin) and the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra she recorded Augusta Reed Thomas’s violin concerto Spirit Musings. Several of her world premiere performances can be experienced on YouTube and her online Reno Philharmonic performances can be heard on demand.

Jackson served as the first female Assistant Conductor / League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (2004–2007). Additional fellowships include Tanglewood Music Center’s Seiji Ozawa Conducting Fellowship and an Aspen Music Festival Conducting Fellowship. She was selected as one of six conductors for the 2009 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, where she conducted the Nashville Symphony. Jackson holds a DMA and Masters in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. As an undergraduate, she studied violin and conducting at Indiana University. Ophthalmology | Surgery | Dermatology | Neurology | Oncology Critical Care | Nephrology | 24- Hour Emergency

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PROGRAM

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Laura Jackson, Music Director Designate Joyce Yang, Piano CARLOS SIMON (B. 1986) AMEN! SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Moderato Adagio sostenuto Allegro scherzando MS. YANG INTERMISSION

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 A ndante sostenuto Andantino in modo di canzona Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato Finale: Allegro con fuoco

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JOYCE YANG PIANO

Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Grammynominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive sensitivity. She first came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The youngest contestant at 19 years old, she took home two additional awards: Best Performance of Chamber Music (with the Takàcs Quartet), and Best Performance of a New Work. In 2006 Yang made her celebrated New York Philharmonic debut alongside Lorin Maazel at Avery Fisher Hall along with the orchestra’s tour of Asia, making a triumphant return to her hometown of Seoul, South Korea. Yang’s subsequent

appearances with the New York Philharmonic have included opening night of the 2008 Leonard Bernstein Festival – an appearance made at the request of Maazel in his final season as music director. The New York Times pronounced her performance in Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety a “knockout.” In the last decade, Yang has blossomed into an “astonishing artist” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), showcasing her colorful musical personality in solo recitals and collaborations with the world’s top orchestras and chamber musicians through more than 1,000 debuts and re-engagements. She received the 2010 Avery Fisher Career Grant and earned her first Grammy nomination (Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance) for her recording of

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Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann with violinist Augustin Hadelich (“One can only sit in misty-eyed amazement at their insightful flair and spontaneity.” – The Strad). She has become a staple of the summer festival circuit with frequent appearances on the programs of the Aspen Summer Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest and the Seattle Chamber Music Society. Other notable orchestral engagements have included the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the BBC Philharmonic, as well as the Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand symphony orchestras. She was also featured in a five-year Rachmaninoff concerto cycle with Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony, to which she brought “an enormous palette of colors, and tremendous emotional depth” (Milwaukee Sentinel Journal). In solo recital, Yang’s innovative program has been praised as “extraordinary” and “kaleidoscopic” (Los Angeles Times). She has performed at New York City’s Lincoln Center and Metropolitan Museum, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Chicago’s Symphony Hall and Zurich’s Tonhalle. In 2018, Musica Viva presented Yang in an extensive recital tour throughout Australia. 14

As an avid chamber musician, Yang has collaborated with the Takács Quartet for Dvořák – part of Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series – and Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet with members of the Emerson String Quartet at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. Yang has fostered an enduring partnership with the Alexander String Quartet, which continues in the 2018/2019 season with performances in Davis, Tucson, San Francisco, Dallas, Aliso Viejo, Rockville and Seattle. Following their debut disc of Brahms and Schumann Quintets, their recording of Mozart’s Piano Quartets was released in July 2018 (FoghornClassics). Jerry Dubins of Fanfare Magazine wrote that the renditions were “by far, hands down and feet up, the most amazing performances of Mozart’s two piano quartets that have ever graced these ears.” Yang’s wide-ranging discography includes the world premiere recording of Michael Torke’s Piano Concerto, created expressly for Yang and commissioned by the Albany Symphony. Yang has also “demonstrated impressive gifts” (New York Times) with the release of Wild Dreams (Avie Records), on which she plays Schumann, Bartók, Hindemith, Rachmaninoff, and arrangements by Earl Wild. She recorded Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Denmark’s Odense Symphony Orchestra that International Record Review called

“hugely enjoyable, beautifully shaped … a performance that marks her out as an enormous talent.” Of her 2011 debut album for Avie Records, Collage, featuring works by Scarlatti, Liebermann, Debussy, Currier, and Schumann, Gramophone praised her “imaginative programming” and “beautifully atmospheric playing.” In 2018/2019, Yang has focused on promoting creative ways to introduce classical music to new audiences. She will serve as the Guest Artistic Director for the Laguna Beach Music Festival in California, curating concerts that explore the “art-inspires-art” concept – highlighting the relationship between music and dance while simultaneously curating outreach activities to young students. Yang continues her unique collaboration with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet with performances of Half/Cut/ Split – a “witty, brilliant exploration of Robert Schumann’s Carnaval” (The Santa Fe New Mexican) choreographed by Jorma Elo – a marriage between music and dance to illuminate the ingenuity of Schumann’s musical language. The group will tour in Aspen, Santa Fe, Dallas, Denver, Scottsdale, and New York. Also in 2018/2019, Yang will share her versatile repertoire, performing solo recitals and performing 12 different piano concertos all throughout North America. Yang will reunite with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Edo De Waart for five concerts in New Zealand, following up a successful 2017

collaboration in which Yang displayed “fabulous lyricism” and “assured technique” (Otago Daily Times). Born in 1986 in Seoul, South Korea, Yang received her first piano lesson from her aunt at the age of four. She quickly took to the instrument, which she received as a birthday present. Over the next few years won several national piano competitions in her native country. By the age of ten, she had entered the School of Music at the Korea National University of Arts, and went on to make a number of concerto and recital appearances in Seoul and Daejeon. In 1997, Yang moved to the United States to begin studies at the pre-college division of the Juilliard School with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. During her first year at Juilliard, Yangwon the pre-college division Concerto Competition, resulting in a performance of Haydn’s Keyboard Concerto in D with the Juilliard PreCollege Chamber Orchestra. After winning the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Greenfield Student Competition, she performed Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto with that orchestra at just twelve years old. She graduated from Juilliard with special honor as the recipient of the school’s 2010 Arthur Rubinstein Prize, and in 2011 she won its 30th Annual William A. Petschek Piano Recital Award. Yang appears in the film In the Heart of Music, a documentary about the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She is a Steinway artist.

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Subscription Program No. 2 | Laura Jackson Conducts Tchaikovsky November 6-7-8, 2026 program notes by J. Michael Allsen

The music of Grammy-nominated composer Carlos Simon is notable for its broad stylistic reach: incorporating

influences from across the spectrum of African American music.

CARLOS SIMON

This is a historical moment in the history of the MSO! This program marks the formal debut of Music Director Designate Laura Jackson— one of two subscription programs she will conduct this year. We begin with a work by Carlos Simon, AMEN!—a piece Maestro Jackson had a hand in commissioning in 2019. Pianist Joyce Yang, in her third appearance with the MSO, is featured in the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. This work, now a mainstay of the solo piano repertoire, represented Rachmaninoff ’s triumph over a deep depression. He published it with a dedication to the doctor who had helped him shake his illness. (Ms. Yang’s previous appearances with the MSO featured her in the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in 2019 and the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in 2024.) Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 is tied together by a powerful musical motive that he identifies as “Fate.” This searing autobiographical work comes from one of the most painful periods in his life: following his disastrous, short-lived marriage.

CARLOS SIMON

Born: April 13, 1986, Washington, DC. AMEN! Composed: 2017 for concert band; revised 2019 for orchestra. Premiere: The concert band version was premiered on November 21, 2017 by the University of Michigan Symphony Band. The orchestral version heard here was premiered on August 11, 2019, in Rochester, New York, by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra under Michael Morgan Previous MSO Performances: This is our first performance of the work. Duration: 14:00. This work was inspired by Simon’s experience growing up in a Pentecostal church.

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Background Born in Washington DC, but raised in Atlanta, composer and activist Carlos Simon comes from a long line of preachers. He notes “My dad, he always gets on me. He wants me to be a preacher, but I always tell him, ‘Music is my pulpit. That’s where I preach,’” Simon’s successful music for orchestra channels a wide range of Black American styles, including the Gospel music he grew up with. Simon is the current composer-in-residence for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and frequently writes for the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera. Simon also holds the position of inaugural Composer Chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the first in the institution’s 144-year history. Simon has often drawn on Gospel music and his own Pentecostal upbringing for inspiration. For example, in 2025, the Los Angeles Philharmonic commissioned his Gospel Mass. Regarding AMEN! Simon noted that: The orchestral arrangement of AMEN! was commissioned by the Reno Philharmonic (Laura Jackson, conductor), Gateways Music Festival (Michael Morgan, conductor) and the American Composers Orchestra. The original commission was by the University of Michigan Symphony Band. This piece pays homage to my family’s four generational affiliation with the Pentecostal church. My intent is to re-create the musical experience of an African American

Pentecostal church services that I enjoyed being a part of while growing up in this denomination. AMEN! is laid out in three interconnected movements, depicting the seamless flow of a Pentecostal service. What You’ll Hear Simon says the following about the work: Pentecostal denominations, such as Church of God in Christ (C.O.G.I.C.), Pentecostal Assemblies of God, Apostolic, Holiness Church, among many others, are known for their exuberant outward expressions of worship. The worship services in these churches will often have joyous dancing, spontaneous shouting, and soulful singing. The music in these worship services is a vital vehicle in fostering a genuine spiritual experience for the congregation. The three movements in AMEN! are performed without break to depict how the different parts of a worship services flows into the next. In the first movement, [Lively] I’ve imagined the sound of an exuberant choir and congregation singing harmoniously together in a call-andresponse fashion. The soulful second movement [Soulfully] quotes a gospel song, I’ll Take Jesus For Mine, that I frequently heard in many services. The title, AMEN!, refers to the plagal or “Amen” cadence (IV-I), which is the focal point of the climax in the final movement [Mysteriously]. Along with heavily syncopated rhythms

and interjecting contrapuntal lines, this cadence modulates up by half step until we reach a frenzied state, emulating a spiritually heightened state of worship. The piece opens with smeary, blue-note proclamations from the trombones, which leads into rhythmically fragmented music that tosses short ideas back and forth. Another trombone proclamation seems to calm things, and the middle section opens with bluesy solos from clarinet and trombone, before the entire congregation (um…orchestra) picks up the tune. A chattering drum rhythm leads into the final section, increasingly frenetic music, eventually presided over by the trombone section.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto is one of the great landmark works of the romantic piano repertoire.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Born: April 1, 1873, Starya Russa, Russia. Died: March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills, California.

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Composed: 1900-01. Premiere: October 14, 1901, by the Moscow Philharmonic Society, with the composer at the piano. Previous MSO Performances: Soloists at these programs have included: Emma Endres (1940), Jean Geiss (1950), James Mathis (1965), Misha Dichter (1973), Marylène Dosse (1981), Cecile Licad (1989), André Watts (2002), and Olga Kern (2010). Duration: 33:00. This concerto was written after the composer had recovered from a serious bout of depression. Background In the years prior to 1900, Rachmaninoff was at the lowest point in his musical career and personal life. His Memoirs describe the crushing self-doubt and apathy that ruled his life after a disastrous premiere performance of his first symphony in St. Petersburg in 1897. He considered giving up composition, and according to the Memoirs “I did nothing and found no pleasure in anything. Half my days were spent lying on a couch and sighing over my ruined life.” Even a highly successful tour to London, where he performed his first piano concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, did not break this prolonged depression. It was not until 1900, when his relatives sent Rachmaninoff to a hypnotist, Dr. Nikolai Dahl, that the depression broke. The composer had promised

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during his London tour to provide a second piano concerto for a return engagement but had given up the effort. Rachmaninoff described the many sessions with Dr. Dahl where he would “lay half asleep” while the doctor planted suggestions in his mind about his ability to write the concerto. The Concerto No. 2 quickly began to take shape, and the last two movements were ready to be performed at a Moscow charity concert in December of 1900, where the audience was wildly enthusiastic. His confidence restored, Rachmaninoff completed in quick succession the Op. 17 suite for two pianos and the opening movement of the concerto. When the Piano Concerto No. 2 was published in 1901, it was gratefully dedicated to “Monsieur N. Dahl.” This concerto is in three movements: •A lengthy opening movement in sonata form. •A sentimental slow movement with a lush main theme. • A forceful finale. What You’ll Hear The first movement (Moderato) opens with piano chords that lead into the first theme: a thoroughly Russian melody decorated by piano filigree. After a very broad presentation of this first theme, the piano is left exposed to play the lyrical second theme. The development is mainly concerned with the first theme: it is fragmented among the sections of the orchestra, supporting increasingly flashy writing

in the piano. Near the end the end of the development, the piano introduces a march-like figure that carries into the somewhat varied recapitulation. After a chromatic introduction, the piano begins the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) with triplets that continue beneath the presentation of the main theme by the clarinet. (This melody will also be recognizable to those of us of a certain age as a rather schmaltzy 1970s pop song.) The soloist and orchestra then trade roles: the piano plays the theme, while the woodwinds and strings pick up the triplet figure. A central section develops the theme slightly, and a piano flourish leads into a much more agitated version by strings and woodwinds. The piano inserts a brilliant cadenza, and the theme makes one final appearance. The final movement (Allegro scherzando) begins with extremely sparse orchestration. However instruments are added in quick succession, and brief fortissimo passage establishes the key. The piano begins with a cadenza, followed by the re-entrance of the woodwinds and strings in close rhythmic interplay with the solo line. The first theme is introduced by the soloist and immediately developed. A short passage by the soloist leads into the second theme, which is played by violas and oboe. The development section introduces new material—a dotted figure—and both themes return, with further development.

After a brief cadenza, the second theme returns again, fortissimo for full orchestra, followed by a blazing coda.

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

This passionate symphony by Tchaikovsky is tied together musically by the brooding “Fate” motive

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Born: May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia. Died: November 6, 1893, St. Petersburg, Russia. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Composed: Between May 1877 and January 1878. Premiere: February 22, 1878. in Moscow. Previous MSO Performances: 1978, 1992, 2001, 2007 and 2015. Duration: 43:00. This intensely autobiographical work was written during one of the most troubled times in Tchaikovsky’s life. Background Tchaikovsky was capable of profound musical creation even during the most disastrous times in his life. In the spring of 1877, when he was hard at work

on sketches for his fourth symphony and doing preliminary work on his opera Eugene Onegin, he received an increasingly passionate series of love letters from Antonina Milyukova, a conservatory student. When she finally threatened to commit suicide if he refused to meet her, Tchaikovsky visited her but firmly refused her proposals of marriage. Within a few weeks, however, he relented, and they were married in July. Just why Tchaikovsky—rarely a completely balanced individual in his own right—impetuously agreed to this marriage remains something of a mystery. He may have wanted to silence nasty whisperings about his homosexuality. He had in fact, announced to his family in the fall of 1876 that he intended to “fight my nature with all of my strength” and marry as soon as possible. Whatever the reason, this marriage was an unmitigated disaster for both of them. Within a few days of the wedding, Tchaikovsky found Antonina’s presence unbearable, and he fled Moscow to Kamenka, making weak excuses about needing seclusion to compose. His teaching position forced Tchaikovsky to return to Moscow and his wife in September, and he promptly attempted suicide. Failing suicide, he left again, now to St. Petersburg, where doctors recommended a permanent separation from Antonina and a change of scenery. He fled to the small Swiss town of Clarens in October and stayed away from Russia for nearly six months. Though he made trips to Paris, Florence,

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and Vienna during this period, he found Clarens a congenial place to work. He finished three large works there during the early months of 1878: finishing the Symphony No. 4 on January 6, Eugene Onegin just a month later, and in a final burst of creative energy, composing the Violin Concerto during March and April. Several smaller works come from this same amazing period as well. At the very time he was going through his tragic marriage with Antonina, Tchaikovsky was forging a much longer lasting and in many ways more significant relationship with another woman. Madame von Meck was an enormously wealthy widow who became attracted to Tchaikovsky’s music and began to write to him in 1877. Tchaikovsky eagerly seized upon this relationship, and for the next fourteen years they carried on a deeply personal correspondence, each sharing their most innermost thoughts with the other. They purposely never met one another in person—it is reported that they did run into one another by chance on at least two occasions but never spoke. (This may seem to have been a curious and barren relationship, but is it really so different from countless romances conducted exclusively online in our own time?) The benefits to Tchaikovsky were boundless: here was a woman who was not even remotely interested in a conventional marriage or a physical relationship, but who nonetheless

wanted to share his intellectual and emotional life. Beyond the emotional support he craved, Madame von Meck also became his patron, granting him an annual salary that allowed him freedom from teaching duties to compose. This passionate long-distance relationship continued until 1891, when it was broken off, apparently at her insistence. The Symphony No. 4 is perhaps the greatest work of this calamitous period, and its success did much to restore Tchaikovsky’s confidence. The work is a masterpiece in purely musical terms, but the composer himself invited a much more personal interpretation. In explaining the work to Madame von Meck, he wrote: “I should be sorry if symphonies that mean nothing should flow from my pen, consisting only of a progression of harmonies, rhythms and modulations. Most assuredly, my symphony has a program, but one that cannot be expressed in words; the very attempt would be ludicrous...shouldn’t a symphony reveal those wordless urges that hide in the heart, asking earnestly for expression?” Nevertheless, Tchaikovsky continued his letter with a long and detailed description of the program. Although he never mentions the disastrous marriage in this letter— she was, after all, intimate with the details, and had given him financial support throughout the episode—his narration is painfully autobiographical. This symphony is set in four movements. • A dramatic opening movement beginning with the “Fate” theme.

Tchaikovsky’s themes alternate between anger and resignation, until a peaceful interlude. This mood is broken by return of “Fate.” • A wistful and sad set of variations. • An uneasy scherzo. n outwardly exuberant, finale, in •A which even “Fate” is lost in rejoicing. What You’ll Hear The opening movement (Andante sostenuto) begins with a massive statement by the brass and woodwinds. In his narration, Tchaikovsky described this theme as “...Fate, the inevitable force which halts our aspirations towards happiness.” If the opening theme is angry and powerful, the cantabile second theme is more resigned. “The feeling of despondency and despair grows ever stronger and more passionate. Isn’t it better to turn from reality and lose ourselves in dreams?” As an answer to Tchaikovsky’s plea, there is a dreamlike interlude of happiness and relaxation, marked by a lilting oboe solo. This dream is of course rudely shattered by Fate, with a mighty recapitulation of the opening material. The second movement, marked “Andantino in the manner of a song,” presents a lovely but dejected melody in a very free set of variations. Tchaikovsky describes the movement as “another phase of suffering.” As narrator, he sits alone late at night, recalling happy and sad scenes from his youth. “How sad, yet sweet, to lose ourselves in memories of the past.” The

melody stated in the opening by the oboe, returns in undecorated form at the very end, played in darker tones by the bassoon. The outer sections of the scherzo (Allegro vivace) are dominated by light pizzicato playing by the strings. Here, Tchaikovsky describes the music as “fleeting arabesques” coming into the mind of a man who has drunk just a little bit too much wine before falling into a troubled sleep. There is a central episode, lightly played by woodwinds and brass; a brief memory of a drunken peasant singing with a distant military band. The famous opening passage of the finale (Allegro con fuoco) provides a technical display for the strings and woodwinds, but it also represents the narrator’s observations of the festive and rather frenzied happiness of those around him. Darker moods intrude, in the guise of a minor-key Russian folk melody played by the woodwinds, but these are always overcome by exuberance. The movement’s climax comes with a restatement of the “Fate” theme from the first movement. Even this forbidding theme is conquered by the festive opening melody, and the symphony closes with a brilliant coda. In Tchaikovsky’s words, “Rejoice in the happiness of others, and life will still be possible.”

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Izumi Amemiya PRINCIPAL

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Izumi Amemiya is the principal oboist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. She is a performing oboist and private instructor based in Madison, Wisconsin. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Izumi began her musical studies on the piano at the age of eight, and started playing the oboe three years later. In 2018, she made her solo debut at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival as a winner of the SSMF Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition. Before moving to

Madison in 2022, she completed her graduate degree at the New England Conservatory with John Ferrillo that spring, and her undergraduate degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Linda Strommen in 2020. In addition to performing with the MSO, Izumi can also be seen performing with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. When she is not making reeds, she enjoys spending time with her husband, John

Huy Luu VIOLIN 1

Associate Concertmaster

I have served as Associate Concertmaster of the Madison Symphony Orchestra since 2001, contributing to the artistic leadership and musical excellence of the organization for over two decades. I earned my Master of Music in Violin Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1998–2002) and my Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Oberlin College (1994–1998). My earlier studies include work at Lawrence University and formative training at the Conservatoire de Colmar in Alsace, France. Throughout my development as a violinist, I have had the privilege

of studying with distinguished pedagogues who profoundly shaped my artistry. My principal teachers include Vartan Manoogian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Marilyn McDonald at Oberlin College, Calvin Wiersma at Lawrence University, Mimi Zweig at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and Monique Roth at the Conservatoire de Colmar. Their mentorship instilled in me a deep respect for technical precision, musical integrity, and expressive interpretation. Through decades of performance, collaboration, and leadership, I remain committed to musical excellence, artistic integrity, and continued growth as both performer and colleague.

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The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of the Symphony’s mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all individual donors for their gifts and sponsorships to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/ or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ. Donors are listed according to the total amount of their monetary donations supporting the 2026-27 Season* as of October 17, 2026. $20,000 & ABOVE Lynn Allen-Hoffmann & Michael Hoffmann Diane Ballweg Joel & Kathryn Belaire Norm & Barbara Berven Rosemarie & Fred Blancke Lau & Bea Christensen W. Jerome Frautschi & Pleasant Rowland Susan S. Harris Myrna Larson Roma Lenehan Marvin J. Levy Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen Morton Peter & Leslie Overton

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Announcing the Second Century Stradivarius Society Challenge As the Madison Symphony Orchestra enters our second century together in music and welcomes Music Director Laura Jackson, we invite you to help ensure that the Symphony remains a vital artistic and community asset for generations to come. We’ve set a goal to welcome at least 20 new planned giving households into our legacy giving circle, the Stradivarius Society, by the end of the 2027-2028 season. For each new donor/household who confirms their planned giving intent with the Symphony—through December 31, 2027—an anonymous friend will contribute $1,000 to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s endowment in their honor! Have you already included a gift for the Symphony in your estate plans? Just let the Symphony know, and the anonymous donor will make a $1,000 endowment gift in your honor. Have you been thinking about an estate gift but haven’t made your plans yet? We encourage you get started in the coming months and then let the Symphony know when your plans are finalized. The planned giving challenge is active until December 31, 2027. “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” – Sergei Rachmaninoff Contact: Casey Oelkers, Director of Development coelkers@madisonsymphony.org 608-260-8680 x228

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Salon Piano Series PRESENTS

ARIEL LANYI SEP. 26, 2026

MACKENZIE MELEMED OCT. 25, 2026

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LAURA JACKSON! For 70 years, the Madison Symphony Orchestra League (MSOL) has proudly supported the Madison Symphony Orchestra and championed the transformative power of music in our community. We welcome Laura Jackson as the Orchestra’s new Music Director Designate and celebrate not only a new artistic chapter for the MSO, but an exciting new chapter in the enduring partnership between the Orchestra and the League. We look forward to exploring new opportunities to connect people with great music, support innovative and award-winning programs, and strengthen the Orchestra’s place at the heart of our community. For the MSOL, the future is about honoring a remarkable legacy while embracing what comes next. We delight in the music of today, celebrate the artists who bring it to life, and look ahead with enthusiasm—supporting and empowering the Madison Symphony Orchestra for generations to come. You can be part of this legacy. Join the Madison Symphony Orchestra League and help us continue this tradition of support, friendship, and service to the Orchestra and our community. Together, we can help build a vibrant future for classical music in Madison and beyond. Cheers to 70 years of the MSOL—and to the beginning of an exciting new chapter with Laura Jackson and the Madison Symphony Orchestra!

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The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of our mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all companies, foundations and government agencies for their grants, sponsorships, general contributions, and gifts-in-kind. Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according to the total amount of their donations supporting the 2026-2027 Season* as of October 19, 2026. $100,000 OR MORE Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation

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$25,000–$49,999 American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc. The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club (in-kind)

Madison Magazine Madison Media Partners Nimick Forbesway Foundation

$15,000–$24,999 Capitol Lakes The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Richman & Richman LLC Wisconsin Arts Board

with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

$10,000–$14,999 Lake Ridge Bank Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. PBS Wisconsin SupraNet Communications, Inc. University Research Park U.S. Bank Foundation An Anonymous Foundation

$5,000–$9,999 Boardman Clark Law Firm DeWitt LLP The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. The Steven P. Robinson Family Fund Wisconsin Public Radio

$2,500–$4,999 BMO Dane County Arts,

with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation

Hooper Corporation Madison Community Foundation

$1,000–$2,499 BRAVA Magazine The Capital Times Kids Fund Capitol Bank Festival Foods GE Healthcare Inventure Capital Madison Arts Commission UW Health & Unity Health Insurance

26/27 CLASSICAL SERIES

CANADIAN BRASS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 7:30 PM SHANNON HALL AT MEMORIAL UNION

UP TO $999 Heid Music and Heid Music Family Charitable Fund Promega Corporation *Total includes donations that support 2026-2027 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 202620267 Organ Concerts, 2026-2027 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s 2026-2027 Events and Activities including Cheers to Our Second Century and Symphony at Sunset 2027; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 20262027 Annual Campaign. Fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you believe an error has been made, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.

Program will feature classical and holiday favorites: Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, K.620 It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Carol of the Bells And more! TICKETS & INFO

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PLANNED GIVING: THE STRADIVARIUS SOCIETY The individuals listed below have informed the MSO that they have included gifts for the Symphony in their estate plans. If you have remembered the Symphony in your will, living trust, or have made other arrangements for a future gift, we would love to know so we can thank you! We honor all requests for anonymity. Contact Casey Oelkers at (608) 260-8680 x228 for more information. Fernando & Carla Alvarado Emy Andrew Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton Diane Ballweg Margaret B. Barker Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith Barbara & Norman Berven Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Rosemarie & Fred Blancke Shaila & Tom Bolger Michael K. Bridgeman Alexis Buchanan & James Baldwin Val and Tim Burland Scott & Janet Cabot David and Sarah Canon Martha & Charles Casey Elizabeth A. Conklin Patricia Crowe James Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund Barbara & John DeMain

Robert Dinndorf Audrey & Philip Dybdahl Jim & Marilyn Ebben Endo Family Trust George Gay Tyrone & Janet Greive Terry Haller Brandon S. Hayes Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Richard & Meg LaBrie David Lauth & Lindsey Thomas Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Claudia Berry Miran Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen D. Morton Margaret Murphy Reynold V. Peterson David & Kato Perlman Judith Pierotti Lester Pines & Roberta Gassman Michael Pritzkow John Rafoth Gordon & Janet Renschler Joy & David Rice Harry & Karen Roth Kay Schwichtenberg & Herman Baumann Edwin & Ruth Sheldon Sandra Shepherd Twila Sheskey Dr. Beverly S. Simone JoAnn Six Mary Lang Sollinger

Ronald and Christine Sorkness Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston Gareth L. Steen Jurate Stewart Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Marilynn Thompson Richard & Barbara Weaver Carolyn & Ron White John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Dave Willow Mary Alice Wimmer Helen L. Wineke Ten Anonymous Friends

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED Elizabeth S. Anderes Donald W. Anderson Judy Ashford Helen Barnick Norman Bassett Nancy Becknell DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager Theo F. Bird Marian & Jack Bolz Kenneth Bussan Margaret Christy Frances Z. Cumbee Teddy Derse Dr. Leroy Ecklund Mary J. Ferguson Linda I. Garrity Maxine A. Goold Beatrice B. Hagen Martin R. Hamlin Sybil A. Hanks Elizabeth Harris Julian E. Harris Jane Hilsenhoff Carl M. Hudig Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Martha Jenny

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Lois M. Jones Shirley Jane Kaub Helen B. Kayser Patricia Koenecke Teddy H. Kubly Arno & Hazel Kurth Steven Landfried James V. Lathers Renata Laxova Stella I. Leverson Lila Lightfoot Jan Markwart Geraldine F. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller Janet Nelson Sandra L. Osborn Elmer B. Ott Ethel Max Parker Josephine Ratner Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Harry D. Sage Joel Skornicka Chalma Smith Marie Spec Charlotte I. Spohn Evelyn C. Steenbock Harry Steenbock John & Mary Storer Virginia Swingen Gamber F. Tegtmeyer, Jr. & Audrey Tegtmeyer Katherine Voight Ann Wallace William & Joyce Wartmann Sally & Ben Washburn Sybil Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson Glenn & Edna Wiechers Elyn L. Williams Margaret C. Winston Jay Joseph Young Two Anonymous Friends

TRIBUTES The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends, as of October 18, 2026. Tributes are recognized for one year following the gift date. In honor of Janneke C. Baske Bruce and Barbara McRitchie In honor of Wendy Buehl Lea Culver In honor of Susan De Groot and Joe Boucher Dave Arnold In honor of Barbara DeMain Anonymous In honor of John DeMain Diane and Dominic DeMain Pamela Ploetz and John Henderson

In honor of Gale Meyer and Barbara Melchert Keith and Martha Poniewaz Nancy Radke Three Anonymous Friends In honor of Nick and Elaine Mischler Samuel C. Hutchison Donald and Susan Trudell In honor of Keith and Martha Poniewaz Gary Antoniewicz and Martha Taylor Two Anonymous Friends In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall and Pamela Clouse In honor of John Toussaint Reynold V. Peterson In honor of Laura White Anonymous

In honor of Tammy and Charles Hodulik Steven and Lynn Hodulik

In honor of Greg Zelek Samuel C. Hutchison Christine & Jeff Molzahn Todd & Kim Toussaint Margy Wilkoff

In honor of Helen Koel Carol M. Lorenz

In honor of Mark Zelek Suzy Wilkoff

In honor of the Madison Symphony Chorus John Heaton

In memory of John and Susan Aehl The Aehl Family In memory of Norman C. Anderson Peggy Anderson In memory of Susan H. Axelrod Jon P. Axelrod

In memory of John Barker Bela & Ruth Sandor

In memory of Marika Fischer Hoyt Friends and Family of Marika Fischer Hoyt

In memory of Jack & Marian Bolz, Anne & Bob Bolz, and Adolph & Eugenie Bolz Julia Bolz Robert and Lynn Bolz Jeff and Joan Bolz Cleary Carolyn and Bob Glah Cathy and Eric Wilson Anonymous

In memory of Stan and Shirley Inhorn Becky Dick Patricia Kokotailo and R. Lawrence DeRoo

In memory of Marian Bolz Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Barbara Ann Brown Kirk Brown and Lori DiPrete Brown Brian W. Heywood, M.D. In memory of Jim and Betty Bruce Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Luke Cho Jewish Social Services of Madison In memory of Mary Ann Cook Polly and Jim Kuelbs In memory of W. Jerome Frautschi Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Patricia Gadow John Gadow In memory of Kennedy W. Gilchrist Barbara S. Hughes In memory of Michael Goldberg Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Anita Healey Valerie and Andreas Kazamias Christine and Robert Reed In memory of Chuck Howting Libby Howting

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In memory of Andreas Kazamias Alexis M. Carreon Jesse and Nancy Ishikawa Christine and Robert Reed Teressa Smith Carolyn White In memory of Helen Klibaner Irwin Klibaner In memory of John Komoroske The Armstrong Family Aurora BayCare Hospital X-Ray Team Jeanne Behrend and Dan Fields Jenna Behrman Deb and John Belken Karen Benson Susie Berberet Mark and Gayle Boerschinger Rita E. Bogosh Janet Brantmeier Barbara and James Brueckner Angela and Tom Breunig Ted and Judy Buenzli Valerie Cappozzo Richard and Sandy Carlson Colleen Cleary and David Anderson Mary and Jack Davison Mary Detra Maureen and James Drunasky Henry and Carol Ebert Rhea Emmer Dave and Kathi Erickson Jeanie Farmer Robert and Linda Frautschy Candice Gehl Curt and Michelle Gehl David and Gloria Gehl

Donna Gehl Jane Gehl and Todd Thiel The Joshua P. Gehl Family Luke Gehl Mark and Kathy Gehl Mike and Pam Gehl Janet and Marc Gehl Vincent Connie and Barry Golden Diana Grove Patricia Hable Zastrow Cleo Hall Craig and Gina Hallbauer Sharon and Joel Haroldson Cynthia Hawkinson Ann Henne The Hietpas Family Kent and Annette Hovie Mandy Huber The Johnson Family Robert and Barbara Justl Peter and Emily Klug Donald Kometz Barbara Komoroske Diana Konkle Alan and Toots Krueger The Lamers Family Angie and Scott Lawrence The Liebzeit Family Mary and Bill Lundstrom Sue and Ray Lux Jim and Toni Mastrangelo Christine and Russell Melland Cheryl Namyst and Steve Konkol Marge and Carroll Pieper Roger and Judy Plamann Bernie and Jane Powers David and Jane Rahn Rosina Romano Jim and Kitty Rosenberger Mildred K. Ross Peggy Ross Paul and Pam Rush Beverly Sakofsky

Sandy and Joe Schulz Ann and Dayton Sederquist Mark and Diane Selz Patti and Mike Sensenbrenner Christi and Pat Shortridge Mary St. Claire James Strother Steve and Lisa Sveum Michael and Sarah Swanson Mary and James Taylor The Veenendaal Family Peggy and James Weber Mary and Leo Wherley Ed and Bonnie Wilson Five Anonymous Friends In memory of Menno Kramer Joanna Kramer Fanney In memory of Constance Lavine Maggie Balistreri-Clarke Ron Betzer Shannon Montgomery Ken Nekola Darlene M. Olson Laura Roethe Christine Smith An Anonymous Friend In memory of Dr. C.B. Martin, Jr. Barbara C. Martin In memory of Sandra Osborn Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Lillian Porcaro Alexis M. Carreon In memory of Grace Potts Sarah Potts In memory of Walter Pridham Karen Pridham

In memory of Maurice and Arlene Reese Richard and Pamela Reese

In memory of Nicki L. Towner Zachary Goldberger and Erin Fouch

In memory of Will Risley Diane Risley

In memory of Ann Wallace Samuel C. Hutchison Marcy and Tom Leland

In memory of Dr. Pearl Sanders Valerie Shatavsky In memory of Jennie Biel Sheskey John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund In memory of Durwin Smith Valerie and Andreas Kazamias

In memory of Margaret C. Winston Paul and Susan Erickson In memory of Ed Young Valerie and Andreas Kazamias Elaine and Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Chuck Snowdon Ann Lindsey In memory of Joan Kee Sparks Donna Hendrickson Christensen and Brian Christensen Judith Hughes Anonymous In memory of Jo and Bob Sparks Angie Sparks Laura Sparks In memory of John Steinhauer Marilyn Ebben In memory of Patricia D. Struck Larry Bechler In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart The Stuart Family In memory of Harriette Ternipsede Valerie Kazamias In memory of Les Thimmig Patricia Crowe In memory of Carol and John Toussaint Elaine and Nicholas Mischler

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ENDOWMENT GIVING: THE CENTURY SOCIETY We gratefully acknowledge our Century Society donors, who have made commitments of $100,000 or more to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s endowment through outright or planned gifts, as of September 2026. Their gifts create a solid financial foundation upon which the MSO can realize its vision to be a leader in classical music performance, education, community engagement, and artistic innovation for generations to come. New Century Society members are always welcome. Visit madisonsymphony.org/ endowment to learn more about endowment giving and view a full list of endowment donors. Carla and Fernando Alvarado Rozan and Brian Anderson Dennis Appleton and Jennifer Buxton Diane Ballweg Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Barbara and Norman Berven Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Rosemarie and Fred Blancke Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Jim and Cathie Burgess Val and Tim Burland Martha and Charles Casey Margaret Christy Pat and Dan Cornwell James F. Crow James Dahlberg and Elsebet Lund

William and Alexandra Dove The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Linda I. Garrity George Gay George and Candy Gialamas Tyrone and Janet Greive Terry Haller Carl M. Hudig Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Patricia Kokotailo and R. Lawrence DeRoo Arno and Hazel Kurth Myrna Larson James Victor Lathers Peter Livingston and Sharon Stark Madison Symphony Orchestra League Gary and Lynn Mecklenburg Claudia Berry and David E. Miran Nicholas and Elaine Mischler David and Kato Perlman John L. Peterson Sheila Read The Reuhl Family Pleasant T. Rowland Harry D. Sage JoAnn Six Gareth L. Steen Harry and Evelyn C. Steenbock Steinhauer Charitable Trust Thomas E. Terry Marilynn Thompson Judith and Nick Topitzes Katherine and Thomas Voight William and Joyce Wartmann Elyn L. Williams Margaret C. Winston Seven Anonymous Friends

FEBRUARY 5 & 7, 2027 CAPITOL THEATER Sung in English with projected text A 1920s Moroccan train station becomes a crossroad of dreams in this witty and touching entertainment about strangers, secrets and stories.

SHE MUST LIVE FREE, BUT NO ONE ESCAPES FATE.

APRIL 23 & 25, 2027 OVERTURE HALL Sung in French with projected English translations. Bizet’s scandalous masterpiece blends passion, seduction, jealousy, dance and a little law-breaking into one of the most famous opera scores ever composed.

APRIL 23 & 25, 2027 | OVERTURE HALL

Get your tickets today! | madisonopera.org | 608.258.4141 Sung in French with projected English translations

STERLING ELLIOTT RETURNS JAN 15-17

Friday 7:30 pm | Saturday 7:30 pm | Sunday 2:30 pm

Carl St. Clair, Guest Conductor Sterling Elliott, Cello

FRANK TICHELI, There Will Be Rest JOSEPH HAYDN, Symphony No. 88 RICHARD STRAUSS, Don Quixote

“Perfect intonation, style, and total involvement,” raved New York Concert Review upon experiencing the artistry of Sphinx Competition winner Sterling Elliott, who returns to the Madison Symphony for Richard Strauss’ sumptuous set of variations, Don Quixote. Guest conductor Carl St. Clair also leads Haydn’s joyous Symphony No. 88, and Pacific Coast composer Frank Ticheli’s serene setting of poet Sara Teasdale’s There Will Be Rest.

MAJOR SPONSORS Judith Werner, in memory of Stephen Caldwell University Research Park ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Charlie and Judy Knapp David Lauth and Lindsey Thomas Mary Lang Sollinger

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41 Children’s Theater of Madison 51 Madison Gas & Electric 6 39 60 55 45 40

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OVERTURE HALL INFORMATION RESTROOMS Women’s and men’s restrooms are located on each level of Overture. Family assist/gender inclusive restrooms, available to persons of any gender identity and expression, are available in the following areas: • Lower-Level Rotunda: to the right of the stairway. • First floor lobby / Overture Hall: near coat check. • Second floor: Gallery 2—second door to the left off the elevators. Amenities at gender-inclusive restrooms include: • Lockable door to provide privacy for individual users • Ample room for an assistant/family member, if needed • Accessible sink, stool and urinal (floor level) • Changing stations • Power-assist doors (Level 1 restrooms only) COAT CHECK Coat Check will be available all day during Festival Weekend. You can check coats, hats, umbrellas or even bags if you are coming from the Farmer’s Market. Coat Check is located on the First Floor Lobby/ Overture Hall next to the Restrooms. ACCESSIBILITY Overture Center is fully accessible to persons with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. Ushers

are available at each concert to assist you. Wheelchair or transfer seating is available; please notify the Overture Center Box Office when purchasing your ticket. If you require an assistive-listening device, please alert an usher at the concert. Braille programs are also available upon request. Please contact Heather at hrose@madisonsymphony.org at least three weeks prior to the concert you wish to attend. GUEST CONSIDERATIONS The musicians and your fellow audience members thank you! • Please feel free to take photos before and after the concert, and during intermission! Once the lights dim, please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices. • Please do not wear perfumes, colognes or scented lotions as many people are allergic to these products. • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Overture Center for the Arts. • Food and beverages are available at bars and concession stands in the Overture Lobby. Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to ensure your safety. We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/ health for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture. org/health.

BOARDS & ADMINISTRATION MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2026-2027 OFFICERS Michael Richman, Chair Janet Cabot, Secretary Doug Reuhl, Treasurer Ellsworth Brown, Immediate Past Chair Barbara Berven, Member-at-large Oscar Mireles, Member-at-large Derrick Smith, Member-at-large Anna Trull, Member-at-large Jasper Vaccaro, Member-at-large DIRECTORS Rubin Anthony Barbara Berven Rosemarie Blancke Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot Cecilia Carlsson Bryan Chan Elton Crim Marc Fink Jane Hamblen Rose Heckenkamp-Busch Luis Herrera Paul Hoffmann Mooyoung Kim Phillip La Susa Jennifer Sloan Lattis David Lauth Robert Lemanske Ann Lindsey José J. Madera Marta Meyers Oscar Mireles Richard Morgan Leslie Overton Jon Parker Lester Pines Michael Richman

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Sophia Rogers Carole Schaeffer Kay Schwichtenberg John Sims Derrick Smith Dan Spellman Lynn Stathas Todd Stuart Anna Trull Jasper Vaccaro Ellis Waller Eric Wilcots LIFE DIRECTORS Terry Haller Valerie Kazamias Elaine Mischler Nicholas Mischler Douglas Reuhl HONORARY DIRECTORS Jennifer Berne, President Madison College Kathy Evers, First Lady of the State of Wisconsin Melissa Agard, Dane County Executive ADVISORS Elliott Abramson Michael Allsen Carla Alvarado Ted Bilich Camille Carter Martha Casey James Dahlberg Bob Dinndorf Audrey Dybdahl Laura Gallagher Tyrone Greive Michael Hobbs Mark Huth Stephanie Lee Joseph Meara

Gary Mecklenburg Larry Midtbo Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer Cyrena Pondrom Margaret Pyle Mary Lang Sollinger Bill Steffenhagen Judith Topitzes Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni Ex Officio Directors Rozan Anderson Mark Bridges Charles McLimans Jim Wear Ex Offico Advisors Dan Cavanagh Daniel Davidson John Wagner Directors Emeritus Helen Bakke Wallace Douma Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Beverly Simone John Wiley MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2026-2027 OFFICERS Nicholas Mischler, President Jon Parker, Vice President Robert Reed, Secretary-Treasurer DIRECTORS Ellsworth Brown Joanna Burish Jill Friedow Juan Gomez Jane Hamblen

Nicholas Mischler Jon Parker Gregory Reed Robert Reed Douglas Reuhl Michael Richman MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2026–2027 OFFICERS Rozan Anderson, President Don Sanford, President-Elect Ledell Zellers, Recording Secretary Janet Renschler, Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton, Treasurer Barbara Berven, Immediate Past President/Nominations Louise Jeanne, VP Administration Jackie Judd, AVP Administration Kathy Forde, VP Communications & Annual Report Jessica Yehle, AVP- Communication Lori Poulson, VP Education (and Youth Docent Programs) Jacqui Shanda, AVP Education Judy Kalan, Music Discovery Talks Susan Thomson, VP-Membership Recruitment & Retention Michael Bridgeman, VP Membership Records Lynn Stegner, VP Special Projects and Chair Cheers Joshua Bell Dinner Teressa Smith, AVP Special Projects Anna Trull, Chair Symphony at Sunset Don Sanford, Parties of Note 2026-2027 Jan Cibula, VP Social Activities Mary Lou Tyne, Fall/70th Anniversary Luncheon Rosemarie Blancke, Chair Holiday Party and Chair Spring Luncheon/Annual Meeting Valerie Kazamias, Mid-winter Luncheon Pat Bernhardt, Holiday Party Jim Patch, Men’s Bridge Marilyn Ebben, Women’s & Couples Bridge

ADVISORS Pat Bernhardt Deb Beduhn Rosemarie Blancke Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben Valerie Kazamias Fern Lawrence Ann Lindsey Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler Beth Rahko Judith Topitzes Carolyn White Nancy Young FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2026-2027 OFFICERS Charles McLimans, President William Steffenhagen, Past-President David Willow, Secretary-Treasurer Greg Zelek, Ex-Officio DIRECTORS Herman Baumann Quinn Christensen Paula Doyle Audrey Dybdahl Mark Huth Sage Kirkpatrick Douglas McNeel Mark Moore Mary Ann Nanassy Jennifer Younger ADVISORS Fernando Alvarado Diane Ballweg Jim Baxter Barbara Berven Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot John Gauder Terry Haller Ellen Larson Latimer madisonsymphony.org

Robert Lemanske Gary Lewis Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn David Parminter Reynold Peterson Rhonda Rushing Teri Venker Anders Yocom EX OFFICIO Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. ADMINISTRATION Robert Reed, Executive Director David Gordon, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Ann Bowen, General Manager Simon Arno, Receptionist & Office Manager Alexis Carreon, Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg, Orchestra Librarian, John & Carolyn Petersen Chair Jaquie M. Rice, Director of Finance Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager Casey Oelkers, Director of Development Meranda Dooley, Manager of Individual Giving Rachel Cherian, Manager of Sponsorships & Institutional Giving Christopher Stager, Interim Marketing Director Heather Rose, Marketing Communications Manager Jude Hahn, Audience Experience Manager Emma Potter, Digital Marketing Manager Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ