>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A PBS WISCONSIN ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION.
>> THEY SHARE A COMMON BOND, EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG PERFORMERS
WITH A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
EAGER TO TAKE THE STAGE AND REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.
THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNDER THE BATON OF MUSIC
DIRECTOR JOHN DEMAIN WELCOMES THE FOUR FINALISTS TO OVERTURE
HALL. LUCY WU, VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE
CUCU, INDRE RAGHAVAN, AND ATTICUS COEN.
IT'S WISCONSIN'S YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETE, THE FINAL FORTE.
MAJOR FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY: W. JEROME FRAUTSCHI
DIANE BALLWWEG BARBARA AND NORM BERVEN
ELIZABETH OLSON WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM:
JAMES DAHLBERG AND ELSEBET LUND CYRENA AND LEE PONDROM
JULIE AND LARRY MIDTBO KATO PERLMAN
SONYA BEUTLER SAUER SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION
TRUST POINT JOAN, CAROLYN, JULIA, CATHY AND
JOHN, IN HONOR OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS, EUGENIE AND ADOLPH
BOLZ, AND PARENTS, MARIAN AND JACK BOLZ
DARCY KIND AND MARC VITALE DR. A. BEYER-MEARS
NICK AND JUDITH TOPITZES JIM AND JESSICA YEHLE
CHARLES AND ANITA WILLIAMS DONORS TO THE FOCUS FUND FOR THE
ARTS, AND FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN.
CLEAR
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME TO THE FINAL FORTE, THE CULMINATION OF THE 2025 BOLZ
YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION. I'M LORI SKELTON, HOST OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO'S "AFTERNOON CLASSICS."
>> AND I'M CLINT WALZ, DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING AT PBS
WISCONSIN. 2025 MARKS THE 19TH YEAR OF THIS
HISTORIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND PBS WISCONSIN, A PARTNERSHIP FORMED
TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WISCONSIN'S
BRIGHTEST YOUNG PERFORMERS. >> TONIGHT, LIVE FROM OVERTURE
HALL IN MADISON, FOUR TALENTED AND EXTREMELY DEDICATED HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL COMPETE FOR TOP HONORS.
THE WINNER OF TONIGHT'S COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE THE
MARIAN BOLZ PRIZE FOR DISTINGUISHED MUSICAL
ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP.
>> SECOND PLACE WILL RECEIVE THE S TRKT EENBOCK YOUTH MUSIC AWARD
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP.
SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,000 WILL BE AWARDED AS WELL.
>> TONIGHT'S FINALISTS EMERGED FROM A FIELD OF 41 STUDENTS FROM
AROUND THE STATE WHO AUDITIONED FOR THE BOLZ COMPETITION IN
JANUARY. THEY ARE VIOLINIST INDRE
RAGHAVAN OF VERONA, CHE LIST LUCY WU OF WHITEFISH BAY,
PIANIST ATTICUS COEN OF SUN PRAIRIE AND VIOLIST VIVIAN VAN
DE SYPE CUCU OF MILWAUKEE. [APPLAUSE]
>> SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY, LET'S BEGIN TONIGHT'S
COMPETITION WITH THE FIRST OF OUR FOUR FINALISTS, C CELLIST LY
WU. I PLAY THE CELLO AND I AM A
JUNIOR AT WHITEFISH BAY HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND NOW LUCY WU IS TAKING THE
STAGE. >> THIS IS MY SECOND TIME IN THE
FINAL FORTE. THE FIRST TIME WITH AN ORCHESTRA
IS VERY DAUNTING. BUT AFTER A WHILE, YOU REALIZE
HOW EVERYONE BEHIND YOU IS THERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
I'VE GOTTEN TO PLAY WITH THREE MORE ORCHESTRAS ZIPS PLAYING
WITH THE MADISON SYMPHONY: THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE OISTRAKH
SYMPHONY OF CHICAGO. MY QUARTET AT THE MUSIC
INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO'S ACADEMY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND
WON MANY NATIONAL TITLES. I LOVE CHAMBER MUSIC BECAUSE IT
IS ALL ABOUT WORKING IN A TEAM. I WILL BE PLAYING THE THIRD
MOVEMENT OF DVORAK CELLO CONCERTO.
THIS PIECE IS DEFINITELY THE MOST INTENSE PIECE I'VE EVER
PLAYED. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED LEARNING HOW
TO APPROACH THAT. >> HERE WE GO.
BOOM! >> I'VE BEEN STUDYING WITH
DR. STEFAN KARTMAN FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS, WHICH IS A LONG
TIME. I REALLY ENJOY STUDYING WITH
HIM. I THINK HE ALWAYS HAS SUPER
INSPIRING IDEAS. >> OKAY, YOU NEED TO MAKE US
DREAM A LITTLE BIT. >> WE GO BEYOND PLAYING THE
NOTES IN TUNE AND WITH GOOD TONE.
WE GO INTO WHAT KIND OF STORY YOU WANT TO TELL WITH THIS.
>> I CAN TELL YOU HAVE A BIG TASK AHEAD, AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU WANT AT THE BEGINNING. >> ALTHOUGH MY PARENTS AREN'T
MUSICIANS WE ALL LOVE MUSIC. MY SISTER IS A VIOLINIST.
SHE'S VERY GOOD. OH, YEAH, IT'S LIKE --
>> MY MOM IS A MATH PROFESSOR, SO I GREW UP UNDER HER
INSTRUCTION. >> THE INTERVAL IS RIGHT.
THE INTERVAL IS -- >> IT'S DEFINITELY HELPED ME
WITH MATH AT SCHOOL. I STARTED WORKING AT MATHNASIUM
LAST SEPTEMBER. AND I REALLY ENJOY IT.
LET'S DO TWO MORE THEN. I PRIMARILY WORK WITH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL KIDS, AND THEY'RE JUST THE SWEETEST PEOPLE EVER.
IT'S ALSO VERY REWARDING TO WITNESS THEIR GROWTH.
OH, THAT'S PERFECT. I THINK MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT
STORYTELLING. THE STORY WITH DVORAK THIRD
MOVEMENT IS DEFINITELY A GREAT NARRATIVE OF A HERO'S
CULMINATION OF THEIR JOURNEY. I REALLY ENJOY PLAYING IT.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND NOW, LUCY WU IS TAKING
THE STAGE ALONG WITH MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN.
>> LUCY WILL BE PERFORMING THE THIRD MOVEMENT OF ANTONIN
DVORAK'S CELLO CONCERTO IN B MINOR.
DVORAK WAS A CZECH COMPOSER OF THE MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY.
THE CONCERTO WAS COMPLETED IN 1895.
? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS 16-YEAR-OLD LUCY WU,
PERFORMING THE THIRD MOVEMENT OF ANTONÍN DVORÁK'S
CELLO CONCERTO IN B MINOR. LUCY IS THE FIRST OF FOUR
COMPETITORS IN THIS FINAL ROUND OF THE 2025 BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST
COMPETITION. >> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
BOLZ COMPETITION, AS WELL AS OTHER MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCES, VISIT THE ORCHESTRA'S WEBSITE, AT
MADISONSYMPHONY.ORG. OUR NEXT COMPETITOR TONIGHT IS
VIOLIST VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE CUCU. >> MY NAME IS VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE
CUCU, AND I AM A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE.
MY FAMILY AND I, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE.
WE REALLY LIKE SAILING TOGETHER. I'VE BEEN SAILING FOR AS LONG AS
WITH SAILING, YOU HAVE TO ADAPT TO THE WIND AND WHO YOU'RE WITH.
AND WITH MUSIC, I KIND OF HAVE TO ADAPT WITH THE PEOPLE I'M
PLAYING WITH OR THE HALL THAT I'M PLAYING IN.
I THINK THE VIOLA IS A PRETTY INTERESTING INSTRUMENT.
IT HAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TONE. ALMOST LIKE A SINGING VOICE.
I STARTED PLAYING WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS OLD.
I REALLY ENJOY PLAYING IN ENSEMBLES.
THE VIOLA ADDS A REALLY UNIQUE TEXTURE AND I LOVE TO PROVIDE
THAT. I'M A PART OF THE MUSIC
INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ACADEMY, AND MY QUARTET IS DEFINITELY MY
FAVORITE PART. MY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION,
MUSICIANS FOR HOPE, IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ME AND A
FEW PEERS FROM THE ACADEMY. WE TRY TO RAISE MONEY TO BRING
INSTRUMENTS AND BETTER FUNDED MUSIC PROGRAMS TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. >> HAH!
THAT'S BETTER. >> I'VE BEEN STUDYING WITH DAVIS
KING FOR THREE YEARS NOW. HE'S HELPED ME PROGRESS
EXPONENTIALLY. HE'S REALLY ENJOYABLE TO WORK
WITH AND I LOVE HIM. >> NO CHANGE OF BOW SPEED.
>> REALLY? >> HE REALLY MAKES ME HAVE TO
PERFECT IT BEFORE WE CAN MOVE ON.
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. >> NOW YOU'RE GETTING SHARP.
>> I WILL BE PLAYING THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF THE WALTON VIOLA
CONCERTO. BUT IT GETS REALLY INTENSE AS IT
GOES ON. I KNOW WALTON WAS IN LOVE WITH
SOMEONE, BUT IT WAS SORT OF AN UNREQUITED LOVE.
I TRY TO THINK OF THAT WHEN I PLAY, BUT I CAN'T RELATE.
THE ENDING IS SO WONDERFUL, IT JUST SLOWLY FADE AWAY AND IT
SORT OF DIES AT THE END. PLAYING WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS DEFINITELY A BIG DEAL.
I'M JUST GOING TO REALLY TRY TO SAVOR THE MOMENT AND APPRECIATE
THE MUSIC. [APPLAUSE]
>> VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE CUCU IS COMING ON STAGE NOW TO PERFORM
THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF WALTON'S VIOLA CONCERTO.
>> WILLIAM WALTON WAS A 20TH
? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS 17-YEAR-OLD VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE CUCU PERFORMING THE
WALTON'S VIOLA CONCERTO. IN ADDITION TO THE BOLZ YOUNG
ARTIST COMPETITION, THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OFFERS A
CONTEST FOR YOUNGER MUSICIANS, AS WELL.
>> YES. THE FALL YOUTH CONCERTO
COMPETITION IS OPEN TO MUSICIANS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT.
THE WINNER GOES ON TO PERFORM IN A PROGRAM WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE
ORCHESTRA'S WEBSITE AT MADISONSYMPHONY. ORG.
>> COMING UP NEXT, WE'RE GOING COMPETITOR, VIOLINIST
INDRE RAGHAVAN. >> MY NAME IS INDRE RAGHAVAN,
AND I'M A JUNIOR AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING VIOLIN SINCE I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.
IT CAN REALLY SHOWCASE THE EMOTION THAT HUMANS FEEL.
I'M HALF INDIAN, HALF LITHUANIAN.
IT'S KIND OF COOL TO KNOW THAT I'M A PART OF SO MANY DIFFERENT
CULTURES. IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST MY
FAMILY ALWAYS GOES TO LITHUANIA AND I GET TO SEE MY COUSINS.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF WYSO FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS.
>> OKAY, BEAT, READY? THREE AND FOUR AND --
>> WISCONSIN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS IS A PROGRAM WHERE
KIDS AT ANY LEVEL WILL BE PUT IN ORCHESTRA AND THEY CAN LEARN
DIFFERENT SKILLS. >> NOW JUST FEEL THE QUARTERS
TOGETHER. >> IT'S A REALLY GOOD
OPPORTUNITY JUST TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN OTHER TYPES OF MUSIC
THAT YOU WOULDN'T PLAY ALONE. >> PEP-PER-O-NI PIZ-ZA
>> I'M A TEEN TEACHER FOR WYSO MUSIC MAKERS.
IT'S REALLY COOL TO WORK WITH YOUNGER KIDS AND JUST KIND OF
TAKE MYSELF BACK. THEY'RE, LIKE, FULL OF CURIOSITY
AND I THINK THAT'S SO COOL. >> OKAY, START ON THE TRILL.
>> I'VE BEEN STUDYING WITH MR. PURDUE FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS.
>> YOU KNOW THE FIRST QUESTION WE'RE ALWAYS, LIKE, WORKING ON
INTONATION AND MAKING SURE THAT YOURSELF IN THE PIECE.
INTERPRETATION. I STARTED CROSSFIT IN 2020,
LIKE, LIFTING AND RUNNING AND BOX JUMPS AND LIKE A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT THINGS. >> NICE!
>> CROSSFIT IS, LIKE, A DIFFERENT WAY FOR ME TO, LIKE,
SET GOALS FOR MYSELF - BECAUSE I SUBJECTIVE, LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW
WITH CROSSFIT, LIKE, IF YOU HAVE A HEAVIER WEIGHT, YOU KNOW THAT
YOU'VE IMPROVED. >> HIGHER.
HIGHER! FASTER!
>> KEYSHA IS DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE, BUT SHE'D DEFINITELY
BE, LIKE, IN YOUR FACE IF YOU'RE SHE KNOWS YOU CAN!
>> KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING.
>> I ALWAYS FEEL STRONGER AFTER. I'LL BE PLAYING SIBELIUS' VIOLIN
CONCERTO IN D MINOR, FIRST MOVEMENT.
IT STARTS OUT WITH, LIKE, A REALLY ICY KIND OF ARCTIC
OPENING. IT KIND OF BUILDS AND BECOMES,
LIKE, MORE FIERY, MORE STORMY AND YEAH, AT THE END, IT'S KIND
OF JUST LIKE, EVERYTHING! I'VE REALLY WON - IN MY EYES -
WE'VE ALL WON. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR THIRD COMPETITOR, >> SHE'S CHOSEN TO PERFORM THE
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR. SIBELIUS WAS A FINNISH COMPOSER
EARLY-MODERN PERIODS. THIS CONCERTO WAS FINISHED
ORIGINALLY IN 1904.
? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS 17-YEAR OLD INDRE RAGHAVAN PERFORMING THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF JEAN SIBELIUS' VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR.
>> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TELL YOU WHO
WILL BE JUDGING TONIGHT'S CATHERINE KAUTSKY IS A PROFESSOR
OF MUSIC AND CHAIR OF KEYBOARD STUDIES AT LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
IN APPLETON. >> ORIOL SANS IS AN ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAL ACTIVITIES AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON.
>> AND BENJAMIN WHITCOMB IS A PROFESSOR OF CELLO AND MUSIC
THEORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - WHITEWATER.
>> THE JUDGES TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A RANGE OF
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INCLUDING: QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF TONE,
BALANCE AND BLEND WITH THE ORCHESTRA,
MATURITY OF SOUND, TECHNIQUE,
MUSICALITY AND INTERPRETATION, AND STAGE PRESENCE.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE TONIGHT'S FINAL COMPETITOR, PIANIST ATTICUS
>> MY NAME IS ATTICUS COEN, I AM 18-YEARS-OLD AND I GO TO SUN
PRAIRIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL. I PLAY THE PIANO AND I'VE PLAYED
SINCE KINDERGARTEN. I HAVE ONE SISTER, SHE'S
16-YEARS-OLD. SHE PLAYS THE CLARINET.
WE PLAY MUSIC TOGETHER A LOT, I WORK AT PRIMAL CUE - MY WHOLE
FRIEND GROUP WORKS THERE. IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT'S ALL SO DIFFERENT FROM MUSIC, WHERE IT'S
JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> THAT'S GREAT!
>> I'M ALSO DOING, AT MY SCHOOL,THE MUSICAL, "BIG FISH,"
AND I'M IN THE PIT FOR THAT, ON PLAYING IN THE PIT IS A VERY
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. THINGS CAN GO WRONG AND YOU
HAVE TO REALLY BE ALWAYS READY TO, LIKE, JUMP AHEAD OR TO JUMP
BACKWARD. A LOT OF MUSIC JUST SPEAKS TO
ME. I'M REALLY INTO JAZZ.
IT'S REALLY FREE. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST EXPRESSIVE
FORMS OF MUSIC. >> SHORT CHORUS.
KEEP IT DRY. >> I'M CURRENTLY STUDYING AT
MELODIYA PIANO ACADEMY UNDER LANA ROBOTEWSKYJ,
AND I'VE BEEN THERE WITH HER FOR EIGHT YEARS.
SHE REALLY CHANGED HOW I PRACTICED AND HOW MUSIC WAS
PRESENTED TO ME. >> THAT SOUNDED GREAT.
>> SHE BROUGHT ME TO WHERE I AM >> GOOD.
>> I THINK PERFORMING WITH THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS
I WILL BE PLAYING THE GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO IN F MAJOR.
MY TEACHER, LANA, HELPED ME SELECT THIS PIECE.
SHE KNEW I HAVE THIS LOVE FOR JAZZ, AND GERSHWIN HAS A DEEP
CONNECTION BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC.
IT HAS SO MUCH CONTRAST. THE BEGINNING IS VERY
INTROSPECTIVE. AND THEN LATER, IT'S BOUNCY AND
FUN AND EXCITING. IT'S GOING AROUND
ALL THESE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS AND JUST THEIR LIVES AND HOW
THEY KIND OF ALL INTERTWINE. MUSIC REALLY ALLOWS ME TO
EXPRESS MYSELF WITHOUT USING MY WORDS.
EVERYTHING THAT I REALLY HAVE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN REVOLVING
AROUND MUSIC. >> ATTICUS COEN IS COMING ON
STAGE NOW WITH MAESTRO JOHN ATTICUS WILL PERFORM THE FIRST
MOVEMENT OF GEORGE GERSHWIN'S PIANO CONCERTO IN F.
>> GEORGE GERSHWIN WAS A 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN COMPOSER AND
SPANNED POPULAR, JAZZ AND
? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST COMPETITOR OF THE EVENING, 18-YEAR-OLD
ATTICUS COEN. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR ALL FOUR OF THESE [APPLAUSE]
SO MAESTRO, WE'VE JUST WITNESSED FOUR AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT'S THE CULMINATION OF COUNTLESS HOURS OF PRACTICE ON
THEIR OWN WITH AN ACCOMPANIST. BUT REHEARSING WITH A FULL
ORCHESTRA, THAT TIME IS LIMITED. PLEASE WALK US THROUGH YOUR
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE OVER THE LAST FEW NIGHTS.
HAPPENS IS I MEET WITH THEM ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE THE
REHEARSAL, EACH ONE I WORK WITH 20, 25 MINUTES, THEY PLAY THE
PIECE FOR ME AND I SORT OF MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND I LEARN WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AND THEN IF THEY NEED A FEW LITTLE SUGGESTIONS,
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY, WE START WITH THE ORCHESTRA AND WE DO
EACH PIECE. AND YOU KNOW, AS I THINK ABOUT
IT, PLAYING WITH THE ORCHESTRA IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN PLAYING
WITH A PIANO WHO'S FOLLOWING YOU ALL THE TIME AND IT'S A BIG
ADJUST M, BUT THESE KIDS ARE SO BRIGHT, IF THEY WEREN'T THAT
BRIGHT, THEY WOULDN'T BE PLAYING THE WAY THEY'RE PLAYING, THEY
WORK SO HARD. SO I CHALLENGED EVERY ONE OF
THEM TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, AND THEY ALL DID
THE NEXT NIGHT. THEY JUST -- THEY COMPLETELY
ABSORBED IT AND ABSORBED WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO PLAY WITH
THE ORCHESTRA. APART FROM NERVES AND THE OTHER
THINGS HA HAP THAT HAPPEN BUT IA VERY FAST PROCESS.
THE FIRST NIGHT WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT, THEN THE NEXT NIGHT
WE DO A DRESS REHEARSAL WITH TELEVISION, I HAVE ABOUT 45
MINUTES TO DO TOUCHUPS AND THEN WE DO IT FOR YOU.
>> AMAIDSING! AMAIDSING! >> THANK YOU, MAESTRO.
NOW, WHAT WILL THE ORCHESTRA BE PERFORMING TO CLOSE OUT
TONIGHT'S CONCERT? >> WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SECOND
AND THIRD MOVEMENT FROM THE SECOND SUITE OF MANUEL DE
FALLA'S THREE CORNERED HAT. >> THANK YOU, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN AND THE MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, THREE CORNERED HAT, SUITE NUMBER 2.
[APPLAUSE]
?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN AND THE
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH THE MANUEL DE FALLA SUITE NUMBER
2. NOW THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN
WAITING FOR, COULD WE PLEASE ASK MAESTRO DEMAIN AND OUR FOUR
COMPETITORS TO JOIN US HERE ON STAGE.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND BEFORE WE PRESENT THE
AWARDS, WE FIRST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR
OF THESE EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG ARTISTS ARE TRULY
DESERVING OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM HERE TONIGHT WITH THE
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. [APPLAUSE]
>> SO STARTING WITH THE HONORABLE MENTIONS, WE HAVE
ATTICUS COEN. [APPLAUSE]
AND LUCY WU. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER TONIGHT IS, VIVIAN VAN DE SYPE
CUCU. [APPLAUSE]
>> WHICH MEANS INDRE RAGHAVAN HAS TAKEN THE FIRST PLACE AWARD
IN THE 2025 BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION!
[APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOUR
OF OUR FINALISTS, ALONG WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR JOHN DEMAIN
AND OF COURSE THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
[APPLAUSE] >> A WARM AND HEARTFELT THANK
YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE AUDIENCE HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS
EVERYONE WHO TUNED IN FOR THE BROADCAST OR WATCHED ONLINE.
FROM OVERTURE HALL, I'M LORI SKELTON.
GOODNIGHT.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR WISCONSIN YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETE, THE FINAL
FORTE, WAS PROVIDED BY: W. JEROME FRAUTSCHI
DIANE BALLWWEG BARBARA AND NORM BERVEN
ELIZABETH OLSON WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM:
JAMES DAHLBERG AND ELSEBET LUND CYRENA AND LEE PONDROM
JULIE AND LARRY MIDTBO KATO PERLMAN
SONYA BEUTLER SAUER SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION
TRUST POINT JOAN, CAROLYN, JULIA, CATHY AND
JOHN, IN HONOR OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS, EUGENIE AND ADOLPH
BOLZ, AND PARENTS, MARIAN AND DARCY KIND AND MARC VITALE
DR. A. BEYER-MEARS NICK AND JUDITH TOPITZES
JIM AND JESSICA YEHLE CHARLES AND ANITA WILLIAMS
DONORS TO THE FOCUS FUND FOR THE ARTS,
AND FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN.