Review
Strings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls
Present Music deftly handles six very different works and wins the game.
Feb 29th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
Growing Up Irish In Milwaukee
In Tandem offers solid staging of local playwright Mike Neville's bittersweet memory play.
Feb 23rd, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
MSO Flutist Steals The Show
Sonora Slocum soars in Nielson concerto, but guest conductor Anu Tali is a letdown.
Feb 22nd, 2016 by William Barnewitz
So These Two Italians Come To Town
Internationally-known guitarists of SoloDuo beguile audience with exquisite playing.
Feb 18th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
Skylight Production Is a Brave Triumph
Orchestra and cast deftly handles difficult score and sex-charged story of ‘Powder Her Face.’
Feb 15th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
Do We Dare Play Charles Ives?
Prometheus Trio avoided the composer for years, then finally braved it. How did it go?
Feb 10th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
The Language of Music
De Waart and Milwaukee Symphony offer a kind of multilingual musical melange.
Feb 8th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
A Nation at Urban War With Itself
Next Act offers powerful production of ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’
Feb 1st, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
What Makes a Great Conductor?
MSO guest conductor Hans Graf nailed that question, and pianist Orli Shaham thrilled.
Feb 1st, 2016 by William Barnewitz
Milwaukee Musaik Makes Strong Debut
The fun concert included contemporary updates of musical jokes by Mozart.
Jan 28th, 2016 by Michael Barndt
Soloist Sizzles in Sibelius
Guest violinist Karen Gomyo soared and MSO roared in boffo concert.
Jan 25th, 2016 by William Barnewitz
‘Mice and Men’ Still Moving
Milwaukee Rep production boasts strong lead actors and powerful scenic elements.
Jan 25th, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
