Strings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls
Present Music deftly handles six very different works and wins the game.
Feb 29th, 2016
MSO Flutist Steals The Show
Sonora Slocum soars in Nielson concerto, but guest conductor Anu Tali is a letdown.
Feb 22nd, 2016
So These Two Italians Come To Town
Internationally-known guitarists of SoloDuo beguile audience with exquisite playing.
Feb 18th, 2016
Skylight Production Is a Brave Triumph
Orchestra and cast deftly handles difficult score and sex-charged story of ‘Powder Her Face.’
Feb 15th, 2016
Do We Dare Play Charles Ives?
Prometheus Trio avoided the composer for years, then finally braved it. How did it go?
Feb 10th, 2016
The Language of Music
De Waart and Milwaukee Symphony offer a kind of multilingual musical melange.
Feb 8th, 2016
What Makes a Great Conductor?
MSO guest conductor Hans Graf nailed that question, and pianist Orli Shaham thrilled.
Feb 1st, 2016
Soloist Sizzles in Sibelius
Guest violinist Karen Gomyo soared and MSO roared in boffo concert.
Jan 25th, 2016
A Bloody Good Show
Violinist Frank Almond literally bled for his art in powerful concert.
Jan 20th, 2016
The Trumpet Shall Sound
And did. MSO’s version of Messiah filled St. Josaphat’s with a bright, lush, passionate music making.
Dec 21st, 2015
“New” Prometheus Trio Sparkles
New violinist working beautifully. And Beethoven blows the other composers away.
Dec 9th, 2015
Swooning Over Pianist Jon Kimura Parker
MIlwaukee Symphony's guest pianist soars in Grieg concerto, and plays jazz for an encore!
Nov 23rd, 2015
Joys and Sorrows of Chamber Music
Conservatory’s festival offered wonderful playing by Prometheus Trio and Philomusica Quartet
Nov 19th, 2015
Dedicated to The People of Paris
Milwaukee Symphony’s basilica concert becomes a moving tribute to France’s tragedy.
Nov 16th, 2015
The Edo Effect
MSO’s spectacular performance of Nielsen symphony shows impact of maestro Edo de Waart.
Nov 3rd, 2015
Present Music Has a Carnival
A daringly updated version of Schumann was among several crazy things at this concert.
Oct 26th, 2015
Florentine’s Butterfly is Uneven
Nothing new in this interpretation, but most of the soloists were quite strong.
Oct 19th, 2015
Prometheus Trio Serves Up A Banquet
New member cooks in varied presentation of composers and styles.
Sep 29th, 2015
American Made
Milwaukee Symphony musicians soar in concert of all-American music.
Sep 28th, 2015
Mozart for the Win
There was no good reason to miss the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's production of Cosí fan tutte. It was delightful.
Sep 21st, 2015
Frankly Music Shines
The ensemble's performance of Bach and Brahms set the chapel aglow with energy and virtuosity
Sep 16th, 2015
Present Music Starts Season With a Bang
A great program and great performances, led by two memorable works by John Adams.
Sep 8th, 2015
French Musician a Disaster in FAQ Concert
Fine Arts Quartet’s final summer concert would have been wonderful, if not for guest clarinetist Michel Lethiec.
Jun 30th, 2015
Gluttony, Gambling and Lust
Not to mention drunkenness. Symphony and MSO Chorus close season with crash-boom-bang of Carmina Burana.
Jun 22nd, 2015
Four Teammates And a Star Player
The Fine Arts Quartet played beautifully together and guest cellist Dominique de Williencourt played like a star.
Jun 16th, 2015
All the Colors of the Orchestra
MSO does Beethoven, Ravel, and contemporary composer Vivian Fung, music from three different eras, and it all sparkles.
May 18th, 2015
Brahms, Beethoven and Beauty
The Philomusica String Quartet was on top of its game playing two great works.
May 13th, 2015
Fine Arts Quartet, Masters of Precision
The quartet handles three quite different composers with sensitivity and tight ensemble playing.
May 5th, 2015
The MSO Showcases Its Outstanding Musicians
In quite different works by four composers, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra shines brightly.
May 4th, 2015
The Babe Ruth of Classical Music
Itzhak Perlman, guest violinist with the MSO, wows the audience with precision, poise and pizzaz.
Apr 29th, 2015
Goodbye Timothy Klabunde
Prometheus plays its last date with violinist Klabunde, and it was a memorable concert indeed.
Apr 22nd, 2015
The Impact of Edo de Waart
Last weekend’s concert was a testament to how he’s improved the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Apr 13th, 2015
MSO Guest Violinist Is Electrifying
Global star Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is sensational in Shostakovich and orchestra excels in two other works.
Apr 6th, 2015
Bach Masterwork Played Big in Brookfield
Bel Canto and supporting players take on Bach’s huge St. Matthew Passion for an appreciative crowd.
Mar 23rd, 2015
MSO Soars In All-Strauss Show
The concert offered a remarkable variety of Richard Strauss’ works, and all brilliantly played.
Mar 2nd, 2015
Return of the Lipinski Stradivarius
Frank Almond stars in concert featuring the famous violin that was stolen last year.
Feb 12th, 2015
Pianist Carmen Knoll Dazzles Audience
17-year-old musician, who performed all-Chopin concert Sunday, is clearly headed toward a brilliant career.
Feb 10th, 2015
Prometheus Trio Ranges Widely
Perhaps too widely. Chamber concert has uneven results.
Feb 4th, 2015
Home Town Hero
MSO clarinetist Todd Levy stars as soloist in varied program featuring works by Nielsen, Tchaikovsky and Liszt.
Feb 2nd, 2015
Goode, Better, Best
Pianist Richard Goode and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra offer superb versions of Mozart and Schubert masterworks.
Jan 26th, 2015
The Thrill of Great Music
The Prometheus Trio concert was an uncommonly beautiful performance of four varied works.
Dec 11th, 2014
The Joy of Great Chamber Music
Frankly Music sparkled in the fun part of their concert and ended with an achingly moving version of a great Strauss work.
Nov 26th, 2014
MSO Is Great But Audience Could Be Better
Orchestra scores with three romantic works right in its wheel house.
Nov 24th, 2014
Rumors of Our Demise Are Exaggerated
Concert proves Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is alive and well and wowing audiences.
Nov 10th, 2014
