>> 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] [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.