Classical
Joshua Bell polishes his credential as a true romantic
Max Bruch’s First Violin Concerto, an ideal platform for Joshua Bell and the MSO to serve up joyful Romantic style.
Mar 24th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
Todd Levy plays Stamitz’s Clarinet Concerto
Johann Stamitz --not a household name. But he was crucial to the development of the orchestra and the clarinet's place in it.
Mar 24th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Joshua Bell, with the MSO and the kids; slideshow
Celebrated violinist rehearses Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the MSO, then meets MYSO and String Academy kids Wednesday afternoon.
Mar 23rd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Gershwin on the Musical Mainstage
Singers from the Milwaukee area's A-list remember George and Ira.
Mar 23rd, 2011 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Chopin and Schumann con brio
Violinist Frank Almond, pianist Adam Golka and cellist Anthony Ross put their stamps on Chopin and Schumann.
Mar 22nd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Vijay Iyer on Alverno Presents
The celebrated young jazz pianist brings his trio to the South Side campus.
Mar 21st, 2011 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
The Skylight’s mid-century modern “Cosi fan tutte”
Dmitri Toscas reset this battle of the sexes in Chicago, 1958, and leveled the playing field for the women.
Mar 21st, 2011 by Marianne Kordas
Sinfonia New York dances through Baroque repertoire
An Early Music Now concert demonstrates how a dance style - the chaconne - infiltrated early Western music to contribute energy and interest to classical music.
Mar 20th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
Iva Bittova a sensation with Present Music
Unique composer-singer-violinist charms and amazes; Present Music ensemble ignites Steve Reich's new "Double Sextet."
Mar 19th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Brainless comedy, super singing
The Florentine Opera's staging of Rossini's "Italian Girl in Algiers" charms, amuses, impresses.
Mar 19th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Iva Bittova, Present Music’s guest diva
Czech singer-violinist-composer is one of a kind, and a winning presence.
Mar 18th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” goes Chicago, 1958
Dmitri Tosca's updated libretto levels the playing field in the battle of the sexes and makes the opera almost modern.
Mar 17th, 2011 by Tom Strini
