Midsummer Music’s 2024 summer concert series ascended to new heights with enthusiastic audiences, a world premiere, and spectacular music performed by world-class musicians. Eight summertime concerts, including the annual Labor Day Gala, remain, starting August 25 and ending September 2. Violinist David Perry and pianist Jeannie Yu headline the program… [Read More]
Articles
Labor Day Concert Series Promises Impulsive Masterwork, Captivating Programming, Beethoven’s Most Popular Piece
Midsummer’s Music concludes its impressive 2024 summer concert series with three exhilarating programs consisting of eight thrilling concerts over nine days starting August 25. Highly regarded for mixing well-known composers with a diverse assortment of composers from various walks of life, Midsummer’s Artistic Director Jim Berkenstock promises an imaginative and… [Read More]
Indulge in the Harmonious Bliss of Two Sumptuous String Quintets
Midsummer’s Music, Wisconsin’s oldest summer chamber music series, continues its 2024 concert season with a program featuring two string quintet masterpieces by composers Johannes Brahms and Max Bruch, alongside a string quartet by lesser-known composer Adalbert Gyrowetz, who was a highly regarded master of the Viennese style of the classical… [Read More]
Musical Offerings
This is a busy and exciting week for Midsummer’s Music. We are opening two different programs almost simultaneously. “Bach to the Future,” featuring Will Healy and his friend, George Meyer, plays July 18, 19, and 21. “Grieg Piano Concerto and Jeannie Yu” opens in the middle of that on July… [Read More]
Virtuosa Jeannie Yu Takes Audiences on a Journey Through Grieg’s Sumptuous Piano Concerto
Midsummer’s Music earns high praises for presenting works by lesser-known composers – especially composers of color and women composers – often alongside household names like Bach and Mozart. With its Grieg Piano Concerto program, audiences will hear a thrilling quartet by a relatively obscure female composer, backed up by sumptuous… [Read More]