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WISCONSIN YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETE: THE FINAL FORTE

From left to right: pianist Hong-En Chen, violinists Leah Latorraca and Chaunte Ross, and pianist Naomi Latorraca

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Wisconsin Young Artists Compete:
The Final Forte

Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will cover the final round of the 2008 Bolz Young Artist Competition from Madison's Overture Center.

Experience the beauty of musical expression, the amazing technical mastery of young musicians and the building tension during the course of the competition. Four gifted young artists vie for top honors in this exciting event.

The program also features the magnificent Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) led by Music Director John DeMain.

WPT is working in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio and the MSO to present the final round of the 2008 Bolz Young Artist Competition.

The public television and radio broadcasts of Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte are made possible, in part, by principal gifts from the John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation with additional contributions from James Crow, Mary and Fred Mohs, The A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust, Tom and Sally Basting, Mildred and Marv Conney, Stephen D. Morton, and Friends of WHA-TV.

Concert
The competition will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 at Overture Hall in Madison. For information on free tickets, click here.

Broadcasts
Wisconsin Public Television premiered the program at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5 and at 9 p.m. Monday, April 7. Milwaukee Public Television aired the program at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4 on WMVS with a simulcast on MPTV HD.

Viewers also may enjoy a re-broadcast of the program at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 on WPT’s HD channel.

 

presented by:

Madison Symphony Orchestra

in partnership with:

Wisconsin Public TelevisionWisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio are services of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and University of Wisconsin-Extension which provide equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX requirements.