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Excellent Early Music Now from the Savalls

Excellent Early Music Now from the Savalls

Gambist Jordi Savall and son, theorbist and vocalist Ferran Savall, open EMN's anniversary season with a great success.

Sweet Honey in the Rock, testifying at Alverno

Sweet Honey in the Rock, testifying at Alverno

A cappella vocal group mixes gospel with protest and inspiration on the Alverno Presents series.

MSO: Tan Dun’s “Water Concerto,” high-viscosity Schubert and Brahms
MSO

Tan Dun’s “Water Concerto,” high-viscosity Schubert and Brahms

Soloist Yuri Yamashita commands a unique and fascinating concerto.

This Week at the MSO: Wet music
This Week at the MSO

Wet music

Soloist Yuri Yamashita, the MSO and Edo de Waart will play Tan Dun's "Water Concerto."

Cellist Joseph Johnson, pianist Victor Asuncion a perfect match

Cellist Joseph Johnson, pianist Victor Asuncion a perfect match

Johnson, former MSO principal, performed with Asuncion at a recital Tuesday night at the Wisconsin Conservatory.

Marsalis and the JLCO: Modern jazz with deep roots
Marsalis and the JLCO

Modern jazz with deep roots

Wynton and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra inspire on the Marcus Center Presents series.

Dan Nimmer, jazz pianist, comes home to play

Dan Nimmer, jazz pianist, comes home to play

Milwaukee's own Dan Nimmer plays with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Beyond desire: Nineteen Thirteen debuts “Tango Obscura” video
Beyond desire

Nineteen Thirteen debuts “Tango Obscura” video

The trio's first video explores ideas of desire and control in a conceptual piece that gathers light, color and music to entrancing effect.

A sensitive concerto meets a wall of sound at the MSO

A sensitive concerto meets a wall of sound at the MSO

A gentle interpretation of Grieg's Piano Concerto and John Adams' massed chromatic sound offer contrast.

Cellist Joe Johnson drops in for a recital

Cellist Joe Johnson drops in for a recital

The MSO's admired former principal cellist will play at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Tuesday night.

Frankly Music makes big music

Frankly Music makes big music

Violinist Frank Almond, cellist Robert de Maine and pianist Andrew Armstrong burn brightly in difficult music by Rachmaninoff, Zwilich and Brahms.

Fine Arts Quartet, once more with feeling

Fine Arts Quartet, once more with feeling

Guests Menahem Pressler (piano) and Desmond Hoebig (cello) contribute to a strong concert.