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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

56 concerts

Founded in 1959, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra serves audiences across Wisconsin with classical, pops, live-to-film, and operatic/theatrical programming. It commissions new works, has a 50+ year recording legacy, and has been based at Bradley Symphony Center since 2021.

Ken-David Masur

7 concerts

Leipzig-born Ken-David Masur, son of Kurt Masur, is a dynamic conductor. He served as Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and leads the Chicago Symphony's Civic Orchestra. Known for innovative programming and championing contemporary music, Masur earned a Grammy nomination for "Salon Buenos Aires" and founded the Chelsea Music Festival.

Handels Messiah

21 concerts

Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens. First performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742, it reflects on the Christian narrative of Jesus Christ from birth and passion to resurrection and glorification. It has since become one of the best-known, most frequently performed, and enduring choral works in Western classical music.