The Final Forte

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Dynae Saba

The 2025 Final Forte competitors (from left): Indre Raghavan, Lucy Wu, Atticus Coen and Vivian Van de Sype Cucu.

The 2025 Final Forte competitors (from left): Indre Raghavan, Lucy Wu, Atticus Coen and Vivian Van de Sype Cucu.

The Bolz Young Artist Competition is an annual Madison Symphony Orchestra event open to performers in grades 9-12; the prize for the finalists is a chance to perform as a soloist with the MSO during the annual Final Forte concert. This year’s four finalists are pianist Atticus Coen; violinist Indre Raghavan, a 2023 Bolz semifinalist; violist Vivian Van de Sype Cucu; and cellist Lucy Wu. Tickets to the in-person concert are free, but required; find information at madisonsymphony.org. The concert will also be broadcast live on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio.

media release: Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final Forte is a free concert that will be broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The concert is FREE and open to the public. Audience members can register in advance, and must arrive by 6:45 p.m. on Wed, March 5, prior to the beginning of the live broadcast. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and close at 6:45 p.m. due to the broadcast and the event begins at 7 p.m. No tickets will be issued. Seating is general admission in select areas of the hall.

This extraordinary event is an opportunity to experience the beauty of musical expression, the drama of competition and the inspiring tale of dreams come true as four gifted young artists vie for top honors in the final round of the 2025 Bolz Young Artist Competition. Broadcast from Overture Hall at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, the concert features the magnificent Madison Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director John DeMain.

The Final Forte competitors will each perform as a soloist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in Overture Hall:

Vivian Van de Sype Cucu, viola — Walton Viola Concerto, 1st movement

Indre Raghavan, violin — Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, 1st movement

Lucy Wu, cello — Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, 3rd movement

Atticus Coen, piano — Gershwin Piano Concerto in F, 1st movement