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Ken-David Masur with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

“I had heard that Milwaukee was a wonderful city, a best-kept-secret kind of place. And I already knew that it had a wonderful orchestra with an amazing group of musicians,” says Ken-David Masur, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s music director. He was guest conductor for the MSO in 2018 and was appointed music director in 2019. 2025-26 will be his final season with the orchestra.

Only 41 when he first conducted the MSO, Masur brought fresh perspectives to his role as music director. “A modern-day orchestra has the ability and the responsibility to make the listener feel that they belong,” he says. “Audiences should know that regardless of the composer, the music they’re hearing in that moment is a story and e

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