Union hosts rising classical stars

Two of Europe’s hottest classical music stars make their Wisconsin debut next month in Madison. Flutist Emmanuel Pahud performs with pianist Helene Grimaud a program of Mozart, Schumann, Poulenc and Franck on Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m., at Wisconsin Union Theater.

The New York Times describes Grimaud’s playing as “fiercely purposeful, rangy, confident, proclamatory and — in scores that invite it — mystically intense” and says Pahud “is poised to become the world’s premier flutist.”

The show is sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate with support from WERN, 88.7 FM. Tickets: $30, public; $28, Union members; $14, UW–Madison students. Information: 262-2201.