Ziwei Ma

Conductor, Conductor

Conductor leading Louisville Orchestra in Prokofiev and Brahms.

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In short

Ziwei Ma appears as conductor with the Louisville Orchestra in a program pairing Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with Brahms's Symphony No. 2. Beyond this listing, no verified biographical details are available.

What to listen for

This program pairs a violin concerto with a symphony from two very different sound worlds. Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 opens with the violin alone, singing a melody before the orchestra joins, and moves through a middle movement of delicate, almost music-box accompaniment before closing with a sharp-edged dance rhythm. Brahms's Symphony No. 2, by contrast, is often called his sunniest, built on a gently rocking three-note figure introduced by the low strings at the very start that returns transformed throughout all four movements. Listeners can expect the concerto to showcase a soloist's tone and agility against shifting orchestral colors, while the symphony offers broader, warmer waves of sound, especially in its swinging final movement.

Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed September 2026.