Classical
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.
Oct 1st, 2011 by Tom Strini
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.
Sep 26th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Fine Arts Quartet, once more with feeling
Guests Menahem Pressler (piano) and Desmond Hoebig (cello) contribute to a strong concert.
Sep 25th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Inspired Beethoven
Conductor Edo de Waart and the MSO show mastery of core repertoire.
Sep 24th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Fine Arts Quartet’s Ralph Evans on the FAQ’s next chapter
The quartet in residence at UWM enters its 65th season in search of a cellist to replace the late Wolfgang Laufer.
Sep 23rd, 2011 by Tom Strini
In “Kinshasa Symphony,” art trumps life
Milwaukee Film Festival: Claus Wischmann and Martin Baers chronicle the life of an all-African symphony orchestra amid the poverty of The Congo.
Sep 23rd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Balanced budget, Beethoven, new season
A furious fund-raising drive carries the day; the "Grosse Fugue" challenges ears on opening weekend.
Sep 22nd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Prometheus Trio plays Lalo, Ysaye, Beethoven
The Wisconsin Conservatory's trio in residence opens its 12th season. Program to be repeated at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Sep 20th, 2011 by Tom Strini
The Skylight’s clever, tuneful “The Rivals” is a hit
Kirke Mechem's new comic opera, after the Sheridan play, charms with melody and crackles with jokes.
Sep 17th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Kirke Mechem gives The Skylight a new comic opera
The Skylight will open "The Rivals," by a composer who knows how to tell a joke.
Sep 15th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Marking the Attacks of 9/11 with music
Milwaukee's Cathedral Square was the scene of a memorial program presented by Bel Canto Chorus and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra as America marked a decade since everything changed.
Sep 12th, 2011 by Third Coast Daily
More than a concert
Present Music about water, about our city, about life, about art, with a beautiful new work by Kamran Ince.
Aug 28th, 2011 by Tom Strini
