The Final Forte--Wed., Mar. 14, 2018 at 6:45 p.m.
in Overture Hall, Overture Center for the Arts

2018 Finalists

First Place: Hannah White, violin
Second Place: Jessica Jiang, piano
Honorable Mention: Arianna Brusubardis, violin
Honorable Mention: Isabelle Krier, violin

2018 Rebroadcasts:

The Wisconsin Channel (WPT-2): Friday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 17 at 3:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Public Radio: Sunday, March 18 at 12:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Public Television (Channel 36.1): Saturday, March 31 at 4:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT-1): Sunday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m.The Final Forte finalists are selected from a group of young Wisconsin artists who competed in the Bolz Young Artist Competition’s two preliminary rounds. The event gives these four artists the chance to perform a movement from a concerto with the MSO.

The Final Forte is a free concert broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR). This competition has captured an enormous following and numerous honors, including an Emmy nomination, First Place in the “Special Interest” category from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association in 2007, and fifth most-watched program in the February 2007 Nielsen ratings. The 2008 WPT and WPR broadcasts reached more than 60,000 viewers and listeners in the Madison market alone and the 2009 broadcasts reached an estimated 200,000 statewide.