Archive for May, 2009
Haitink, CSO majestic in final Shostakovich symphony
Dmitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten were admirers of each other’s music, and became close professional friends. Britten dedicated The Prodigal…
May 09, 2009
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Introduction and Allegro
Welcome. Today marks the launch of Chicago Classical Review, a website devoted to covering the rich panoply of classical music…
May 08, 2009
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May events
May 31
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Labadie
Benedetto Lupo, pianist
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18
Mozart: Chaconne from…
May 08, 2009
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At 70 (no, really), Ellen Taaffe Zwilich remains as energetic and youthful as her music
The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music will turn 70 on April 30, a significant anniversary that…
May 05, 2009
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