Stephen Nielson, Samuel Hutchison
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Overture Center-Overture Hall 201 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
press release: The Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Hamburg Steinway piano will meet the colossal Klais Overture Concert Organ in a free concert featuring guest pianist Stephen Nielson and organist Samuel Hutchison during the Dane County Farmers’ Market, Saturday, July 9, at 11 a.m. in Overture Hall, 201 State Street. No tickets or reservations are needed for this 45-minute concert.
hutchisonnielson.jpgAmerican pianist Stephen Nielson made his orchestral debut as a pianist at age 11. During a 30-year collaboration with his late colleague, Ovid Young, Nielson performed more than 3,500 concerts world-wide as part of the distinguished piano duo Nielson & Young. His 2008 and 2015 performances with Samuel Hutchison in Overture Hall garnered rave review from those in attendance. Nielson received his degree from Indiana University, where he also earned the Distinguished Performer and Phi Beta Kappa honors. Nielson was named a finalist in the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels and has performed throughout Europe and Asia.
Samuel Hutchison has served as Curator and Principal Organist for Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Overture Concert Organ since 2001. An honors graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, Hutchison has presented many recitals in the U.S and in Europe in locations that include the Riverside Church, New York City; St. Paul's Cathedral, London; and Notre Dame, St. Sulpice and St. Étienne-du-Mont, Paris. He also performed the complete works of J.S. Bach in a series of 11 weekly recitals for the 300th anniversary of the composer's birth.
The MSO and Overture Center for the Arts present the Farmers’ Market Concert Series in partnership with the Wisconsin State Journal/Madison.com. Support for all Overture Concert Organ programs is provided by the Diane Endres Ballweg Fund. With a gift from Pleasant T. Rowland, the Madison Symphony Orchestra commissioned the Overture Concert Organ, which is the stunning backdrop of all MSO concerts.
Learn more about Farmers’ Market Organ Concerts at: http://madisonsymphony.org/farmers
Learn more about the Overture Concert Organ Season 2016-17 and a savings of 25% on subscriptions at: http://madisonsymphony.org/organseason16-17