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A ‘World-Class’ Music Festival
Three-day Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival boasts top musicians, composers.
Jul 22nd, 2025 by Michael BarndtVilla Terrace Concert Series Starts Sunday
Winterlude, a chamber music series, is a five-concert series.
Oct 18th, 2024 by Michael BarndtThree-Day Chamber Music Festival Features Many Composers
Series next weekend at Charles Allis Museum spans six centuries of music.
Aug 18th, 2024 by Martha BrownPianoArts Festival Features Rising Stars
Young competition winners and skilled veterans perform in North American event.
May 28th, 2024 by Michael BarndtNadia Sirota Comes To Town
Noted conductor-performer has hand-picked a range of contemporary works to perform at Present Music concert.
May 2nd, 2024 by Michael BarndtGabriel Kahane Comes to Town
Guest performer with Present Music fuses folk and classical music, called 'one of the finest, most searching songwriters.'
May 29th, 2023 by Michael BarndtSymphony Program Lacks Surprise
Setapen shines in Bolcom concerto, but five works programmed got repetitive, predictable.
Nov 22nd, 2021 by Brendan FoxFrankly Music Brings on Many Guests
Many top Milwaukee Symphony players will perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Palestrina.
Sep 20th, 2019 by Michael BarndtPresent Music May Be Better Than Ever
New leadership, but the same sense of adventure. Ride along sometime.
Sep 9th, 2019 by Brendan FoxAll Hail the Clarinet
Frankly Music offers works by Mahler, Bartok, Schubert with a big role for the clarinet.
Nov 8th, 2018 by Michael BarndtSix String Players in Musical Conversation
Frankly Music explores two great works -- by Mozart and Brahms.
May 11th, 2018 by Michael BarndtFrankly Music Goes To The Movies
Concert features film composers Erich Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams.
Nov 24th, 2017 by Michael BarndtPiano Arts Competition Brings in Big Guns
Top pianists Joseph Kalichstein, Ursula Oppens, and Peter Takács will perform and teach.
Jun 2nd, 2016 by Michael BarndtDedicated to The People of Paris
Milwaukee Symphony’s basilica concert becomes a moving tribute to France’s tragedy.
Nov 16th, 2015 by William BarnewitzPresent Music Has a Carnival
A daringly updated version of Schumann was among several crazy things at this concert.
Oct 26th, 2015 by William BarnewitzFrankly Music Shines
The ensemble's performance of Bach and Brahms set the chapel aglow with energy and virtuosity
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