The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, evolved from the part‑time Milwaukee Pops Orchestra into a fully professional symphony under its first music director, Harry John Brown. Its breakthrough came with the 1972 Carnegie Hall debut and the 1974 international tour to the Dominican Republic. Over subsequent decades, the orchestra released landmark recordings, including Bernstein/ Copland/ Schuman : American Festival (1983) and the complete Dvořák symphonies, while touring Japan (1992) and Cuba (1999). Under successive conductors-Kenneth Schermerhorn, Lukas Foss, Zdeněk Mácal, Andreas Delfs, Edo de Waart, and Ken‑David Masur-the MSO presented more than 100 world and American premieres, received multiple awards, and expanded its educational outreach, cementing its status as a leading American classical ensemble.
| Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Live) |
| Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Live) |
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Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, GMW 46 "Tragic" (Live at Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 11/1999)
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 (Live)
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| Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 82 & 83 (Live) |
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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 (Live)
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1886 Version, Ed. L. Nowak) (Live)
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (Live)
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Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 (Live at Uhlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002)
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29 (Live)
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| Carlisle Floyd: Prince of Players |
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Robert Aldridge: Sister Carrie (Live)
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Floyd: Wuthering Heights
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Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 (Live)
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