Archive for November, 2009
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra members
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, conductor
Welcome Yule
1 p.m. and 4:30 Symphony Center…
Nov 29, 2009
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MusicNOW’s British program offers spirited jazz and a tragic song cycle
The second MusicNOW event of the season was a Basically British affair, and though the two composers represented…
Nov 23, 2009
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Jovanovich makes impressive debut, Mattila disappoints in Lyric’s uneven “Katya”
Sunday morning’s paper brought news of the death of Elisabeth Soderstrom, the Swedish soprano whose acclaimed performances of…
Nov 23, 2009
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ACM serves up array of modern works, mostly made in America
Seth Boustead, the executive director of Accessible Contemporary Music, is hard to miss these days. He is…
Nov 22, 2009
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ICE heats up MCA with Saariaho’s timeless, compelling music
Kaija Saariaho, a native of Finland now based in Paris, is one of the most compelling composers writing today. Deeply…
Nov 21, 2009
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Pianist’s stellar CSO debut a high point of Dohnanyi’s program
On paper, this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program looked like a conductor’s show all the way—Bartok and…
Nov 20, 2009
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Song cycle given compelling premiere by soprano, Orion Ensemble
The Orion Ensemble presented the quasi-premiere of a compelling new song cycle Wednesday night though it was an event…
Nov 19, 2009
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Upshaw, eighth blackbird take flight in Golijov’s “Ayre”
November has become something of an unofficial Dawn Upshaw Month at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall.
Two weeks…
Nov 19, 2009
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Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic return with warmth and brilliance
“That was awesome!” enthused one young woman to her companion as they exited the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert…
Nov 17, 2009
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Kraemer mixes familiar Vivaldi with rarities in elemental Music of the Baroque program
Nicholas Kraemer, principal guest conductor of Music of the Baroque, knew what he was up against.
Nov 17, 2009
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