>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A PBS WISCONSIN ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION.
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FOR EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG PERFORMERS, EAGER TO TAKE THE
STAGE AND REALIZE THEIR DREAM. THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
UNDER JOHN DEMAIN WELCOMES THE FOUR FINALISTS TO OVERTURE HALL.
CORDELIA TP FREDRICKSON. ANDRE PECK.
LORENZ FRA FRADKIN AANYONE. ZACHARY LEMKE.
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[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FINAL FORTE, THE CULMINATION OF
THE 2026 BOLZ KWH YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION.
I'M LORI SKELTON, HOST OF AFTERNOON CLASSICS.
I'M CLINT WALZ FROM PBS WISCONSIN.
HISTORIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MADISON SYMPHONY O ORCHESTRA
AND PBS WISCONSIN TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG
PERFORMERS. HALL IN MADISON, FOUR TALENTED
AND DEDICATED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL COMPETE FOR TOP
HONORS. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE THE
MARION BOLZ PRIZE, A $3,000 SCHOLARSHIP.
$3,000 SCHOLARSHIP. TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS OF $1,500
WILL BE AWARDED AS WELL. >> TOMORROW'S FINALISTS EMERGED
FROM A FIELD OF 39 STUDENTS WHO KCOMPETED IN JANUARY.
THEY ARE ANDRE PECK OF LA CROSSE.
VIOLINIST LORENZ FRADKIN-ANNEN OF OREGON.
ANDRE PECK AND ZACHARY LEMKE. >> EACH WILL PERFORM UNDER THE
BATON OF MUSICAL DIRECTOR JOHN DEMAIN CELEBRATING HIS 32nd
SEASON WITH THE ORCHESTRA. THAT DESERVES A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. YEAH.
[APPLAUSE]
>> SO LET'S BEGIN TONIGHT'S COMPETITION WITH THE FIRST OF
OUR FOUR FINALISTS, VIOLINIST CORDELIA MOMO FREDRICKSON.
>> I'M 17 AND A SENIOR AT THE WISCONSIN VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING VIOLIN FOR 14 YEARS.
I STARTED WHEN I WAS THREE AND A HALF YEARS OLD.
I REALLY ENJOY THE COLLABORATIVE ASPECT THAT MUSIC HAS AND ALSO
IT'S SUCH A NICE FEELING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
THAT THE AUDIENCE WILL ALSO ENJOY.
>> MY VIOLIN TEACHER IS PROFESSOR JANET FROM D DE PAUL
UNIVERSITY. GOOD.
I LOVE THIS. >> I'VE BEEN STUDYING WITH HERE
FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. >> BECAUSE OF THAT YOU'RE ABLE
TO ACTUALLY KEEP BUILDING YOUR ENERGY THROUGH, RIGHT?
>> I MET HER AT A MASTER CLASS. >> THAT CREATES THIS KIND OF
CHANGE OF ENERGY IN THE SOUND. TRY.
>> SHE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER, A PERSON I ADMIRE A LOT.
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VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1, THE FIRST
MOVEMENT. SHE INTRODUCED ME TO THE IDEA OF
PLAYING PROKOFIEV. I FELT CONNECTED TO IT
IMMEDIATELY. THE BEGINNING IS A VERY DREAMY
CHARACTER, ALMOST LIKE IT'S UP IN THE CLOUDS.
WHEN YOU KEEP MOVING FORWARD, IT BECOMES A BIT MORE LIKE AN EVIL
LITTLE ELF. I ENJOY TYING ALL OF THAT
TOGETHER TO CREATE A STORY. IT SOUNDS SO COOL.
I ENJOY BAKING AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY.
SOMETIMES I WILL BAKE BY MYSELF, BUT I PREFER DOING IT WITH OTHER
PEOPLE ESPECIALLY MY LITTLE SISTER CHARLOTTE.
I STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT THE MADISON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
I ENJOY SEEING THE DIFFERENT CREATIVE THINGS THAT THE LITTLE
KIDS ARE MAKING AND I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE PLACE THAT WAS
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY AT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I THINK BRINGING OUT THE MUSICALITY AND REALLY MAKING IT
SO THAT THE AUDIENCE FEELS WHENT YOU ARE TRYING TO SHOW EVERYONE
IS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING BUT MOST ENJOYABLE PARTS OF
PLAYING VIOLIN. AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT FEELING
WHEN YOU CAN PORTRAY WHAT YOU WANT TO THE AUDIENCE.
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[APPLAUSE]
>> AND NOW CORDELIA MOMO FREDRICKSON IS TAKING THE STAGE.
>> CORDELIA WILL BE PERFORMING
THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF PROKOFIEV NO. 1, A CONDUCTOR OF THE EARLY
20TH CENTURY. IT WAS COMPOSED IN 1917.
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[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT WAS 17-YEAR-OLD CORDELIA
FIRST MOVEMENT OF SERGEICORDELIA
PROKOFIEV'S VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1.
CORDELIA IS THE FIRST OF FOUR COMPETITORS IN THIS FINAL ROUND
OF THE 2026 BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BOLZ COMPETITION AS WELL AS
OTHER MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES VISIT
MADISONSYMPHONY.ORG. MY NAME IS ZACH.
I'M A JUNIOR AT OREGON HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING PERCUSSION SINCE FIFTH GRADE, SO SEVEN
YEARS NOW. I ENJOY HAND DRUMMING A LOT.
I LIKE THE FEELING ON MY HANDS AFTER I'M DONE.
IT'S WHAT I DO TO, LIKE, WARM UP FOR MARIMBA. GETS MY HANDS,
LIKE, ACTIVATED. I ALWAYS WANT TO PLAY SOMETHING
HARDER, DO SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE MY MUSICALITY UP A LEVEL.
I JOINED THE WYSO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE IN SEVENTH GRADE, AND
IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST DECISION I MADE FOR MYSELF
MUSICALLY. OPENING FOR ME.
I'M LIKE, WHOA, YOU CAN DO A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF WITH
I ALSO PLAY IN THE WYSO'S YOUTH ORCHESTRA.
EVERY TWO YEARS THEY DO AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR.
THE ONE LAST YEAR WAS SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, SO I WAS FORTUNATE
IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST WE GOT TO PLAY AT THESE AMAZING
VENUES. SOME WERE OUTDOORS IN FRONT OF
THIS, LIKE, MASSIVE CATHEDRAL. IT WAS -- IT WAS AWESOME.
AND THE FOOD THERE WAS SO GOOD. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
I REALLY ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS.
THINGS LIKE PLAYING ROCK BAND OR STUFF LIKE THAT.
GUITAR HERO. >> THERE YOU GO!
>> I WILL BE PLAYING KEIKO ABE'S “PRISM RHAPSODY.”
I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THIS PIECE WHEN MY FRIEND ELLIOT PLAYED IT
IN THE "FINAL FORTE" IN 2024. AND I'M LIKE, “OH, I WANT TO DO
I CAME TO MY PRIVATE TEACHER, CINDY, AND I'M LIKE, “CAN I DO
THIS?” AND SHE WENT FOR IT.
I DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS GOING TO GO FOR IT, TO BE HONEST.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE THAT'S WAY TOO HARD FOR YOU.”
THERE'S SECTIONS WHERE YOU'RE PLAYING UNGODLY FAST, SECTIONS
WHERE YOU'RE JUST LIKE, SUPER SLOW, METHODICAL AND EVERYTHING
IN BETWEEN. THERE'S TWO MALLETS, SIX
MALLETS, FOUR MALLETS. IT'S INGENIOUS, REALLY.
CINDY HAS AMAZING TEACHING TECHNIQUES.
>> YOUR PHRASING TODAY DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE TODAY.
>> WHEN I WAS STARTING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IT UP TO TEMPO, AND
SHE SAYS, “GREAT, NOW THAT YOU CAN DO THAT, I WANT YOU TO GO TO
HALF TEMPO AND NOT PLAY PAST THAT FOR TWO WEEKS.”
AND IT WAS SO EXCRUCIATING JUST TO DO THAT EVERY DAY.
BUT IT REALLY HELPED IN MY PERCUSSION RARELY GET SOLOS.
RARELY GET OPPORTUNITIES WHERE I THINK IT WILL FINALLY BE NICE
WHERE I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PLAY QUIETER AND I GET TO
BLEND WITH THE ORCHESTRA, MAKE SOME COOL MUSIC.
[APPLAUSE] >> ZACHARY LEMKE IS COMING ON
STAGE NOW TO PERFORM KEIKO ABE'S
PRISM RHAPSODY FOR MARIMBA AND ORCHESTRA.
>> KEIKO ABE IS A JAPANESE COMPOSER, TEACHER AND MARIMBA
PLAYER AND ONE OF THE PRIMARY THE MODERN FIVE-OCTAVE CONCERT
MARIMBA.
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT WAS 17-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY
PRISM RHAPSODY FOR MARIMBA AND IN ADDITION TO THE BOLZ YOUNG
ARTIST COMPETITION, THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OFFERS A
CONTEST FOR YOUNGER MUSICIANS AS >> INDEED THE FALL AOULGT
CONCERTO COMPETITION IS OPEN TO GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
THE WINNER GOES ON TO PERFORM WITH THE MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA. TO HEAR FROM OUR THIRD
COMPETITOR, VIOLINIST LORENZ FRADKIN AANYONE.
FRADKIN-ANNEN, I'M IN 10TH GRADE
AND I GO TO OREGON HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN PLAYING VIOLIN FOR
AROUND 11-AND-A-HALF YEARS. I PLAY VIOLA, BASSOON, AND
PIANO. PIANO IS MORE FUN BECAUSE
THERE'S A WIDER VARIETY OF MUSIC THAT YOU CAN PLAY.
SOMETIMES I RECORD IDEAS I HAD EITHER ON MY PIANO OR ON MY
VIOLIN, WHICH IS A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR ME.
I JUST OPEN UP NOTATION SOFTWARE AND JUST START MAKING SOMETHING;
LIKE USE MY MIDI KEYBOARD AND THEN LAYERING STUFF ON TOP OF
THAT. I'VE BEEN INSPIRED BY VIDEO GAME
MUSIC TO GET INTERESTED INTO DOING IT MYSELF.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT WOULD BE THE "EARTHBOUND" SOUNDTRACK.
A LARGE NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS I'VE MADE THROUGH MUSIC-RELATED
THINGS. MAD FIDDLE IS A FIDDLE PROGRAM
IN MADISON TAUGHT BY SHAUNCEY ALI.
WE'VE LEARNED ALL OF OUR STUFF BY EAR.
IN MY SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PROGRAM, I PLAY VIOLA, AND IN MY SCHOOL
BAND, I PLAY BASSOON. RIGHT NOW, I AM PLAYING VIOLA IN
THE WISCONSIN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND IN THE PONDROM
QUARTET AS WELL. I'VE BEEN TAKING LESSONS FROM
MR. PERDUE FOR AROUND FIVE YEARS.
>> DO YOU THINK IT MEANS A SEPARATION OR JUST A STRESS?
>> HE'S GOOD AT TEACHING. AND THEN ALSO HE HAS THE
WEIRDEST STORIES EVER. I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING
THERE'S A LOT OF EXPRESSION IN IT.
I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF IN IT, SO IT DEFINITELY TAKES A LOT OF
EFFORT. PLAYING WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, IT'S SUCH AN HONOR.
I'VE PERFORMED WITH THEM BEFORE. IT WAS REALLY REWARDING.
IT REALLY ADDED THE LAYERS AND, IT'S KIND OF OVERWHELMING, BUT I
HAVE A LOT OF FUN. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING
MY PROGRESS AND PLAYING WITH AN ORCHESTRA AGAIN, WHICH IS ALWAYS
[APPLAUSE] >> OUR THIRD COMPETITOR,
15-YEAR-OLD LORENZ
FRADKIN-ANNEN, IS NOW COMING ON STAGE.
>> SHE'S CHOSEN TO PERFORM THE CADENZA AND FOURTH MOVEMENT OF
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH'S VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN A MINOR.
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT WAS 15-YEAR OLD LORENZ
FRADKIN-ANNEN PERFORMING THEENZ
CADENZA AND FOURTH MOVEMENT OF DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH'S VIOLIN
CONCERTO NO. 1 IN A MINOR. >> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WE'D LIKE
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TELL YOU WHO WILL BE JUDGING TONIGHT'S
COMPETITION. ELENA ABEND IS A TEACHING
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF PIANO STUDIES AT UW-MILWAUKEE'S PECK
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. >> MARK DUPERE IS AN ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAL STUDIES AT
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY IN APPLETON. >> AND DAWN WOHN IS AN ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF VIOLIN AT UW-MADISON'S MEAD WITTER SCHOOL
OF MUSIC. >> THE JUDGES TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION A RANGE OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA INCLUDING:
QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF TON·. BALANCE AND BLEND WITH THE
ORCHESTRA· MATURITY OF SOUND· TECHNIQUE·
MUSICALITY & INTERPRETATION· AND STAGE PRESENCE.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE TONIGHT'S FINAL COMPETITOR, PIANIST ANDRÉ PECK.
FROM LA CROSSE, AND I'LL BEANIST
PLAYING PROKOFIEV'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1, OPUS 10, IN
D-FLAT MAJOR. MY MIDDLE NAME IS “PREVIN,” SO
MY FULL NAME IS ANDRÉ PREVIN PECK, AND I AM A DESCENDANT OF
THE PREVIN FAMILY. ANDRE PREVIN, OF COURSE, WAS THE
EXTREMELY FAMOUS CONDUCTOR AND PIANIST.
I'M MORE DIRECTLY RELATED TO CHARLES PREVIN.
HE WAS A FILM COMPOSER - WON AN OSCAR AND WAS NOMINATED FOR A
LOT OF AWARDS. PROKOFIEV WAS DIFFERENT, AND
THERE IS A LOT MORE DISSONANCE. AND THERE'S NEW IDEAS THAT
SPARKED BECAUSE OF HIS MUSIC. HE WANTED THE MUSIC TO REFLECT
THE IDEAS THAT HE WAS SEEING IN SOCIETY.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY FITTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF STRIFE
EVERYWHERE AND IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN
VOICE. WE STARTED TAKING LESSONS IN ST.
PAUL, MINNESOTA. MY TEACHER IS DR. JOSEPH ZINS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
VERY GOOD. >> HE'S GREAT.
I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE MOST DOWN-TO-EARTH PEOPLE THAT I
HE HAS THESE OLD-SCHOOL TENDENCIES THAT ARE PART OF HIS
CHARM, BUT ALSO, FOR ME, THEY KIND OF REFLECT THE PINNACLE OF
>> THERE IT IS. YEAH.
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
A TEACHER THAT BOTH UNDERSTANDS YOU AND CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOU
BUT ALSO HAS THE MUSICAL VALUES THAT I HAVE, AS WELL.
JAZZ BAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF A FUN THING FOR ME, BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES VERY LONELY. WHEN I GET TO ENJOY MY MUSIC
WITH OTHER PEOPLE, IT'S MORE OF AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
[TALKING AND SNAPPING FINGERS] >> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME STRUCTURES THAT ARE IN JAZZ, AND
THEN YOU COMPARE THEM TO THE STRUCTURES IN CLASSICAL, AND
OTHER. EVERY SINGLE NOTE IN PROKOFIEV
HAS A PURPOSE. AND THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO TRY TO DISCOVER WHEN I'M PLAYING.
AND I REALLY THINK THAT IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO FIND
MUSIC'S CONNECTION WITH ONE'S SELF.
WHEN I ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING ON THE PIANO, IT HELPS ME IN OTHER
PARTS OF MY LIFE. YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL OF YOUR
HEART AND SOUL INTO BEING A MUSICIAN.
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[APPLAUSE] >> ANDRÉ PECK IS COMING ON STAGE
NOW WITH MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN.AGE
ANDRÉ WILL PERFORM SERGEI PROKOFIEV'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1
IN D-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 10.
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THAT WAS ONLY FINAL COMPETITOR OF THE EVENING.
16-YEAR-OLD ANDRÉ PECK. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
GIFTED YOUNG PERFORMERS! >> AS WE CELEBRATE THE 20TH YEAR
OF THE "FINAL FORTE," WE'RE SO HAPPY TO WELCOME BACK TWO FORMER
WINNERS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT. ONE OF THOSE IS OUR 2014 WINNER
VIOLINIST DAVID CAO. TWELVE YEARS LATER, DAVID IS NOW
DR. CAO, A 2025 GRADUATE OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AND
A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN IN MILWAUKEE.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND SOMEHOW, HE STILL FINDS
TIME TO PERFORM WITH BOTH THE KENOSHA AND RACINE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRAS. DR. DAVID CAO!
>> AND BEHIND DAVID, WE HAVE
ANOTHER VIOLINIST, JULIAN RHEE, IN BOTH 2015 AND 2017.
THE MADISON SYMPHONY FOR ITS JULIAN HAS SOLOED WITH
ORCHESTRAS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, PERFORMING ON THIS STAGE WITH
THE MADISON SYMPHONY FOR ITS CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL WEEKEND THIS
JUNE. WELCOME BACK, JULIAN.
[APPLAUSE] >> AND NOW PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO THE STAGE MAESTRO JOHN
DEMAIN. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MAESTRO. SO, TELL US, WHEN YOU HEAR FROM
OR EVEN TALK TO PAST FINALISTS, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO SEE
WHERE ALL THAT TALENT AND PASSION AND DETERMINATION HAS
TAKEN THEM? >> WELL, I MEAN, IT'S SO
EXCITING. IN JULIAN'S CASE HE'S PURSUING A
PERFORMING CAREER, QUEEN ELIZABETH COMPETITION, HAVING A
FIRST-RATE CAREER. DAVID, I DIDN'T CONDUCT THAT
CLASS. I THINK IT WAS JAMES SMITH BACK
IN 2014. BUT SO MANY OF THE WINNERS THEY
TAKE DOUBLE MAJORS. SOME PLAN ON GOING ON IN MUSIC.
BUT WHETHER IT'S A FULL-TIME PROFESSION OR WHETHER IT'S A
PART-TIME PASSION THAT'S AN AVOCATION IT WILL BE PART OF
THEIR LIVES. EVEN TO PLAY IN REGIONAL
ORCHESTRAS YOU HAVE TO GET PAST AUDITIONS AND OF COURSE THIS
GIVES THEM A HEADSTART. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN
ADVANTAGE. WHAT WILL THE ORCHESTRA BE
PERFORMING? >> THE LAST TWO VARIATIONS FROM
TCHAIKOVSKY'S MOVEMENT. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAESTRO
JOHN DEMAIN AND THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SUITE NO. 3
IN G.
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN AND THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WITH THE FINALE OF PETER ILYICH
TCHAIKOVSKY'S SUITE NO. 3 IN G MAJOR.
AND NOW, THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
COULD I ASK MAESTRO DEMAIN AND ALL FOUR OF OUR COM PES TORS TO
JOIN US HERE ON STAGE.
[APPLAUSE] >> BEFORE WE PRESENT THE AWARDS,
WE FIRST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR OF THESE
INCREDIBLY TALENTED YOUNG ARTISTS ARE TRULY DESERVING OF
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM HERE TONIGHT WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> SO, STARTING WITH THE TWO
HONORABLE MENTIONS, WE HAVE: CORDELIA FREDRICKSON.
[APPLAUSE]
>> AND ZACHARY LEMKE. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER TONIGHT IS LORENZ FRADKIN-ANNEN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> WHICH MEANS ANDRÉ PECK HAS TAKEN FIRST PLACE FOR THE 2026
BOLZ YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOUR OF OUR FINALISTS ALONG WITH
MAESTRO JOHN DEMAIN AND OF COURSE THE MADISON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA.
[APPLAUSE] >> A WARM AND HEARTFELT THANK
YOU TO OUR LOVELY AUDIENCE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE
WHO TUNED IN TO THE BROADCAST OR WATCHED ONLINE.
FROM OVERTURE HALL IN MADISON, I'M LORI SKELTON.
>> AND I'M CLINT WALZ. GOODNIGHT.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
[APPLAUSE]
?? MAJOR FUNDING FOR “WISCONSIN
YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETE: THE FINAL FORTE” WAS PROVIDED BY:
W. JEROME FRAUTSCHI· DIANE BALLWEG·
THE STANLEY AND SHIRLEY INHORN FUND·
BARBARA AND NORM BERVEN· ELIZABETH OLSON·
DR. ANNETTE BEYER-MEARS· JAMES DAHLBERG AND ELSEBET LUN·.
WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM: SONYA BEUTLER SAUER·
JULIE AND LARRY MIDTBO· KATO PERLMAN·
CYRENA AND LEE PONDROM· SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION·
DARCY KIND AND MARC VITALE· WILLIAM C. HOULIHAN AND MARY S.
GERBIG· NICK AND JUDITH TOPITZES·
JIM AND JESSICA YEHLE· THE CHILDREN OF MARIAN & JACK
BOLZ AND ANNE & BOB BOLZ, IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS, EUGENIE AND ADOLPH BOLZ·
DONORS TO THE FOCUS FUND FOR THE ARTS·
AND FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN.
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