The Fine Arts Quartet will return in July for two concerts!!

Both at the UWM Zelazo Center.

Friday, July 10, 7:30 pm (6:30 pre-talk)
Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60
guest pianist – Gisele Witkowski
Johannes Brahms, Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
guest pianist – Fabio Witkowski

Sunday, July 12, 3:00 pm (2:00 pm pre-talk)
Three transcriptions  by Mozart himself for chamber settings featuring string quartet and string bass.
W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
guest pianist – Alon Goldstein; guest string bass – Patricia Weitzel

After four transcriptions, Mozart ended the practice.

Ignaz Lachner took on the challenge in the late 19th Century, writing transcriptions for most of the rest of the Mozart Piano Concertos.

The Fine ArtsQuartet has reintroduced these rediscovered works over the last two decades. The Sunday concert is part of an ongoing partnership with pianist Alon Goldstein to perform and record these little-known transcriptions.

Fine Arts Quartet
80th Anniversary Celebration
May 17 – 31, 2026

Ralph Evans and Fima Boico, violins – Gil Sharon, viola – Niklas Schmidt, cello

Two pillars of Classical Era chamber music define this series:
Mozart’s six string quintets span profound emotion in autobiographical works; Beethoven’s six early quartets showcase a revolutionary finding his voice.

Sunday, May 17 – UWM Zelazo Center – 3:00 pm (Pre-talk at 2:00 pm)
Beethoven – String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
Mozart – String Quintet in C Major, KV 515
Guest violist – Hartmut Rohde

Tuesday, May 19 – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – 7:30 pm (no Pre-talk)
Beethoven – String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Mozart – String Quintet in B-Flat Major, KV 174
Guest violist – Hartmut Rohde

Thursday, May 21 – UWM Recital Hall – 7:30 pm (Pre-talk at 6:30 pm)
Beethoven – String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Mozart – String Quintet in D Major, KV 593
Guest violist – Hartmut Rohde

Tuesday, May 26 – UWM Recital Hall – 7:30 pm (Pre-talk at 6:30 pm)
Beethoven – String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Mozart – String Quintet in E-Flat Major, KV 614
Guest violist – Razvan Popovici

Thursday, May 28 – UWM Recital Hall – 7:30 pm (Pre-talk at 6:30 pm)
Beethoven – String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Mozart – String Quintet in C Minor, KV 406
Guest violist – Razvan Popovici

Sunday, May 31 – UWM Zelazo Center – 3:00 pm (Pre-talk at 2:00 pm)
Beethoven – String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Mozart – String Quintet in G Minor, KV 516
Guest violist – Razvan Popovici

The Fine Arts Quartet returns in July for a concert of Mozart piano concerto transcriptions on Sunday, July 12, and more!

All concerts are open to the public at no charge, with no ticketing required. 

 

 

FINE ARTS QUARTET – 2026 MILWAUKEE CONCERTS
DATE	DAY	VENUE	PRE-TALK	CONCERT
May 17	Sun	Zelazo	2:00 PM	3:00 PM
May 19	Tues	St. Paul’s	—	7:30 PM
May 21	Thur	Recital Hall	6:30 PM	7:30 PM
May 26	Tues	Recital Hall	6:30 PM	7:30 PM
May 28	Thur	Recital Hall	6:30 PM	7:30 PM
May 31	Sun	Zelazo	2:00 PM	3:00 PM
Jul 10	Fri	Zelazo	6:30 PM	7:30 PM
Jul 12	Sun	Zelazo	2:00 PM	3:00 PM

Zelazo Performing Arts Center
2419 Kenwood Avenue, Milwaukee, 53211

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee’s premier performance hall

 

 

 

 

 

Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee  Music Building
2400 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee’s intimate setting – Long the home of Fine Arts Quartet Concerts. Ideal proximity and acoustics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
1914 E Knapp St., Milwaukee, 53202

A Richardsonian Romanesque-styled church – a favorite for local performing arts groups