Classical

MSO: Mark Niehaus, from trumpeter to orchestra CEO
MSO

Mark Niehaus, from trumpeter to orchestra CEO

Niehaus and symphony board chairman Douglas Hagerman on this unprecedented move.

MSO leadership change: Mark Niehaus, Doug Hagerman interview
MSO leadership change

Mark Niehaus, Doug Hagerman interview

Bold appointment of principal trumpeter as chief executive unprecedented with a major orchestra.

The Fine Arts Quartet opens a new season

The Fine Arts Quartet opens a new season

Ralph Evan, Efim Boico, Nicolo Eugelmi and Robert Cohen command music by Haydn, Shostakovich and Debussy.

This Week at the MSO: Violinist Frank Almond
This Week at the MSO

Violinist Frank Almond

Almond talks and plays Mendelssohn, in a video with Tom Strini. Almond is the soloist in the MSO season opener.

The Skylight’s new artistic director: First Contact
The Skylight’s new artistic director

First Contact

Viswa Subbaraman comes to the Skylight Music Theatre by way of Paris and Texas.

Six things I’ve been meaning to tell you…

Six things I’ve been meaning to tell you…

A classroom "Candide," Youngblood event, free Frank Almond concert, Hamlisch on the radio, Nohl Fellowships, Uihlein Ushers.

Present Music: Five pieces by four composers
Present Music

Five pieces by four composers

Kevin Stalheim's group plays music by Reich, Haas, Clyne and Greenstein at Marcus Center Vogel Hall.

Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples rock Uihlein Hall

Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples rock Uihlein Hall

Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples and their bands shoot out the lights; Paul Cebar a surprise guest.

On Stage 08/21: Bonnie Raitt, Laura Linney, Gutenberg! The Musical
On Stage 08/21

Bonnie Raitt, Laura Linney, Gutenberg! The Musical

The Marcus Center hosts Raitt, Linney's at Ten Chimneys, hi-jinks at the Stackner, Emancipation art at the Haggerty.

State of the Milwaukee Arts: Present Music
State of the Milwaukee Arts

Present Music

Present Music, growing apace and new, improved and even less predictable in 2012-13.

On Stage 8/14: Danceworks’ Art to Art, Alchemist’s Time Travelers
On Stage 8/14

Danceworks’ Art to Art, Alchemist’s Time Travelers

Multi-disciplinary dance, sci-fi theater and festivals as the summer season winds down.

Marvin Hamlisch: The Last Author of the Great American Songbook
Marvin Hamlisch

The Last Author of the Great American Songbook

Marvin Hamlisch, the MSO's principal Pops conductor, died in Los Angeles Monday.