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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Concert Series: Peter Serkin and Announcing the 2012-13 Series

by Lindsay Hanson
Concert Series Coordinator

What a great year for classical music at the Wisconsin Union Theater! If you've missed our previous season events, be sure to come on saturday, May 5 at 7:30 to hear Peter Serkin play a piano recital on our stage. It'll be your last change to attend the Concert Series in the Union Theater before we reopen in 2014-15! Serkin returns to the Union Theater 43 years after his Madison debut, performing a recital of works by Knussen, Takemitsu, Wuorinen and Beethoven. We are very excited to host him on our stage for the fifth time.

Although we won't be in the theater next year, we have an exciting 2012-13 Concert Series awaiting you. The upcoming series is full of young, emerging artists, some familiar faces and some new ones. All artists on next year's series have agreed to present outreach events, including master classes and Q&A sessions, as part of each of their visits to Madison! More details on those events will be made available in the coming months.

Due to the Union Theater's upcoming renovation, all events in next year's Concert Series will take place in Mills Hall at the UW School of Music. We are deeply fortunate to have this collaboration with the staff and students at the School of Music in order to make these events possible.

Imani Winds
Friday, September 28, 2012 | 8pm | Mills Hall
America's premier, Grammy-nominated wind quintet. Imani Winds programs traditional repertoire while also bridging European, American, African and Latin American traditions.




Joshua Roman, cello, with UW Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, November 10, 2012 | 8pm | Mills Hall
Appearing in Madison with the UW Symphony Orchestra, this "Classical Rock Star" spent two seasons as principal cello with the Seattle Symphony before embarking on his solo career. He was named a 2011 TED Fellow.



The Knights with Wu Man, pipa
Saturday, February 9, 2013 | 8pm | Mills Hall
Internationally renowned pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins forces with New York chamber orchestra The Knights, to present a program of Western and Eastern classical traditions. The program works of Stravinsky, Debussy and Milhaud, as well as two pieces for pipa and orchestra by Lou Harrison and Wu Man.




Watch We Are The Knights Preview on PBS. See more from THIRTEEN Specials.


Jeremy Denk, piano
Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 8pm | Mills Hall
Described by The New York Times as "bracing, effortlessly virtuosic, and utterly joyous," pianist Jeremy Denk returns to Madison to present a solo recital.




I hope to see you next year at these great events! Look in your mailbox soon for Early Bird Subscribers ticket information, with prices as low as $75 (General Public) and $63 (Discount Groups) for the entire series. Single tickets will be available at $25 (General Public), $21 (Union Members, UW Fac/Staff) and as always, $10 for UW Madison Students. Pin It

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