Alex Chambers-Ozasky — LSO Assistant Principal Cello, and one of Orchestra’s brightest young musicians — revives one of the gems of the 18th century repertoire, from one of Italy’s great masters…..and framed by crowning masterpieces of his contemporaries: Haydn’s elegant and dramatic symphony, and Mozart’s sparkling Symphony No.29. The most famous of solo cello Suites […]

Two glorious masterworks from the late-Romantic era…..but one, a world premiere! Wisconsin-born American composer Daron Hagen’s extraordinary new orchestration of Johannes Brahms’ early Piano Quintet, which then became a Sonata for Two Pianos, fulfills Clara Schumann’s unfulfilled desire that her friend turn his quintet into a Symphony; the “Symphony No.0”, here in its first performance, […]

In another LSO tradition, our annual musical salute to our veterans once again brings together the favorite with the unfamiliar. Violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen — who amazed us back in 2021 with her reading of the romantic Violin Concerto of Samuel Barber — returns to La Crosse with a rarity: the Violin Sonata of Aaron […]

At $100 per ticket, each ticket gets you one step closer at winning one of three prizes! All funds raised from the raffle goes directly to support the programs of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Programs Include: 6 Main-Season Concerts Increased musician pay The 5 Dick Record Education Programs of the LSO Symphony for Youth […]

The wonderful Wisconsin-born soprano Emily Birsan — now one of Chicago’s indispensable classical artists — returns following her exquisite “St. Cecilia Mass”  for another glorious French confection: Francis Poulenc’s fabulous setting of the GLORIA, written in 1960 for the Boston Symphony….and once again, our LSO Assistant Conductor James Wilson will assemble a magnificent symphonic chorus […]

Rising Stars, and Great Romantics: what could be better? Two top winners from the LSO’s annual Rising Stars young artist competition join the Orchestra in favorite movements from the concerto repertoire — with their bookends being two of the great Second Symphonies of the early Romantic Era: the Austrian Franz Schubert, and the German genius […]

Goldfinger, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind — imagine some of the greatest scores of The Golden Age of Hollywood, paired with contemporary favorites like Harry Potter and Mission Impossible — and you have the perfect Movie Night at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra! Once again, Dustin and Dominique Luecke are your hosts. To top it all […]

Once again the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra will finish out our season with another “over-the-top” orchestral journey. The young Russian phenomenon Andrey Gugnin — who, last season, entered our hearts with a magisterial rendition of the Grieg Piano Concerto, done miraculously with the LSO without rehearsal! — returns for what will no doubt be an […]