Archive for June, 2009
The joys of Soviet reforestation, delivered in a rousing performance by Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
“I can’t believe it,” said a woman exiting Millennium Park Friday […]
Jun 13, 2009
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Dvořák Fest offers another impressive CSO debut and a magnificent Eighth Symphony
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Dvořák Festival continued Wednesday night with part […]
Jun 11, 2009
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Teaching Russian warhorses new tricks at Grant Park’s 75th season opener
The Grant Park Music Festival opened its 75th anniversary season on […]
Jun 11, 2009
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MusicNOW wraps season with varied lineup of hits and misses
There’s something bizarre and rather alien about headset-wearing ushers traversing the […]
Jun 10, 2009
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Celebrating its 75th, Grant Park Music Festival to look back and forward this season
Talk about humble beginnings. On Wednesday night, the Grant Park Music Festival […]
Jun 06, 2009
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Glorious but gutted “Camelot” opens Ravinia Festival
On November 22, 1963, George Hearn was set to perform Camelot […]
Jun 06, 2009
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Bohemian rhapsody: Dvořák Festival opens with blazing debut by violinist Jansen
Early arrivals to opening night of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Dvořák […]
Jun 05, 2009
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Xenakis on ICE draws a sell-out crowd at MOCA
As a young composer struggling mightily to get his unconventional music […]
Jun 05, 2009
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Baroque Band closes season with Purcell and the best work Handel never wrote
The variety of music in Chicago never ceases to amaze. In […]
Jun 04, 2009
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Chicago Early Music Festival to debut next spring
The growth and significance of Chicago’s early music scene will be […]
Jun 04, 2009
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