Culture Desk
Tom Strini’s Culture Desk takes on both traditional performing arts in and around Milwaukee and a few things that fall into the bigger idea about art and life.
The 2009 Nohl Fellowship winners
The Nohl Fellowships are something like the Academy Awards for Milwaukee artists. Meet this year's winners.
Nov 10th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Philomusica Quartet
String quartet in residence at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music plays a strong concert of 20th-century music.
Nov 8th, 2009 by Tom Strini
MSO’s happy Mozart, epic Shostakovich
Young conductor Shi-Yeon Sung makes an impressive debut, pianist Jeremy Denk renders civilized Mozart.
Nov 6th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Shi-Yeon Sung
Shi-Yeon Sung, at 34, left Korea for Europe, European classical music and conducting.
Nov 5th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Simone Ferro at Danceworks
Ferro's new dances yield strong ensemble works, weak solos.
Nov 2nd, 2009 by Tom Strini
MSO’s dark Bluebeard, sunny Mozart
Chihuly's sculptures respond to Bartok's intense opera score after a psychological fable.
Oct 31st, 2009 by Tom Strini
Musique, plasir at Chamber Music Milwaukee
Music by Honegger, Gaubert, Milhaud and Ravel is aural joy.
Oct 29th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Simone Ferro’s Danceworks show
Simone Ferro, of the UWM dance factory, goes home to Brazil for inspiration and home to Milwaukee for collaborators.
Oct 28th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Steve Murphy’s fall; MSO Chorus at St. Anthony’s
We heard a big crash during the MSO Chorus concert Saturday at St. Anthony's Church. It was Steve Murphy.
Oct 24th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Michael Pink’s new Cinderella
Dance and narrative merge nicely in the Milwaukee Ballet's latest fairy tale.
Oct 22nd, 2009 by Tom Strini
Michael Pink on his new Cinderella ballet
The Milwaukee Ballet's Michael Pink, a natural storyteller, bends the old fairy tale to make it work for dance.
Oct 21st, 2009 by Tom Strini
First Stage posts surplus
Dig into a bowl overflowing with artsy news items.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Tom Strini
