The Midday

In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, brother and sister Gil and Orli Shaham and dazzling cellist Sterling Elliott stopped by the Midday to share some insights about Beethoven’s […]

In Wisconsin to perform with the Madison Symphony, pianist Garrick Ohlsson and guest conductor Michael Stern get into a spirited conversation about what it takes to bring life to a […]

Capital City Theater Musical Director Andrew Abrams and cast member Tom Hensen stop by the Midday to let us know about their upcoming performances of a musical version of the […]

The Indianapolis-based pianist performs a program that pairs pieces by Debussy with compatible contemporary works by Amy Williams and Anthony R. Green.

Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska was headed for a law career until she met world renowned virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein. She stopped by the Midday to tell the story of her work […]

2024 Final Forte winner Katarina Kenney and accompanist Wade Troyer visit the Midday to perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, and Niccolo Paganini. Along the way, Katarina tells […]

Violinist Kelly Hall-Tomkins and MSO guest conductor Nicholas Hersh stop by the Midday to discuss their upcoming performances of works by Anna Clyne, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Maurice Ravel, and Hector […]

The Ancora Quartet returns to the Midday with pianist Vincent d’Vreis to perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in Eb and tell us what makes it a work of genius.

Chicago area pianist Mark Valenti plays Images by Debussy and tells us about the visual art that inspired them. From nearly a hundred years earlier, a youthful sonata by Schubert shows the composer at his lyrical best leading to a playful finale.

Stevens Point high school junior Jane Story has performed with the Madison Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony, among others. She's performed on NPR's From the Top and has placed in the Finale Forte twice. She'll be performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra during the July 10 Concert on the Square. She returns to the Midday to perform works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Kreisler, and Wieniawski.