Classical
Starry Nights of Midsummer Culture
Festa Italiana, Sunset Playhouse, Off the Wall Theatre, UWM Dance and the Wilson Center aren't taking the summer off.
Jul 17th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthySublime Brahms sextets close Summer Evenings of Music
The Fine Arts Quartet brought in two guest performers to close out their summer season, performing energetic sextets at the Zelazo Center.
Jul 2nd, 2013 by Michael BarndtSummer Evenings 3
UWM's string quartet offers Chopin concerto reduced, here-and-gone Stravinsky, sublime Ravel.
Jun 23rd, 2013 by Tom StriniTheatre Gigante presents Guy Klucevsek at Paddy’s Pub
Klucevsek, the thinking person's accordionist, played a brilliant concert of his own music -- at an East Side bar.
Jun 21st, 2013 by Tom StriniGuy Klucevsek, composer-accordionist, returns to Milwaukee
Theatre Gigante presents Klucevsek in concert at Paddy's Pub Thursday and Friday.
Jun 20th, 2013 by Tom StriniSummer Evenings 2
UWM's Sunday-night music series continues without a hitch, even with Schubert as a last-minute sub for Tchaikovsky.
Jun 17th, 2013 by Tom StriniSomething to Celebrate
Polish Fest opens, John C. Reilly goes underground, the Fine Arts Quartet plays on, "Wicked" returns, MAM's "30 Americans," and UWM dances in sunshine and under the stars.
Jun 11th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthyFine Arts Quartet’s Summer Evenings Opener
Guest violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez and guest cellist Denis Brott fit right in with violinists Ralph Evans and Efim Boico and cellist Robert Cohen.
Jun 10th, 2013 by Tom StriniMusic of “Mad Men” makes smart Pops
MSO Pops might have found a keeper in guest conductor Steve Reineke, a charmer who can deliver musically and knows how to design a marketable program.
Jun 8th, 2013 by Tom StriniA music festival weekend and a competition, too
PianoArts hosts its first competition for Wisconsin pianists aged 11-15, even as it puts on an array of concerts focusing on Vienna and Paris.
Jun 6th, 2013 by Tom StriniMystical Elgar to end the classical season
"Dream of Gerontius," Elgar's crowning achievement, is an article of faith for chorus, soloists and orchestra.
Jun 1st, 2013 by Tom Strini2012-13 season not quite done
BB King gets the Riverside Blues, the MSO ends classical season with epic Elgar, fairway farce at Sunset Playhouse, Bay View's Gallery Night, Highland Games in Tosa.
May 28th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy