Oh, and Rachel Barton Pine makes a long-overdue MSO debut Apparently it wasn’t the original plan, but when John DeMain and the Madison Symphony Orchestra managed to secure violinist Rachel Barton Pine for their second set of concerts this season, they agreed she would offer the Violin Concerto of Aram Khachaturian—alongside works of Prokofiev… Continue reading Madison Symphony Triumphs Over the “Soviets”
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Madison Symphony Opener Evokes a Memory
DeMain and company also provide an interesting musical perspective John DeMain opened his 26th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra last weekend, and if he is still four years away from the next “round number” of his storied career, he and the orchestra still managed to provide interesting context, past and… Continue reading Madison Symphony Opener Evokes a Memory