Archive for February, 2010
dal niente’s reductionist take on Mahler’s “Das Lied” offers mixed success
A vibrant musical city needs vigorous small groups as well as […]
Feb 28, 2010
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Orion String Quartet returns to Mandel Hall with generous program
More than with orchestral concerts or solo recitals, string quartet programs […]
Feb 27, 2010
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Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony receives a belated, electrifying CSO debut
Musical history is full of examples of less-than-stellar premieres, but few […]
Feb 26, 2010
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East meets West successfully as Fulcrum Point celebrates the Year of the Tiger
However misused or poorly conceived, multicultural programs are an easy sell […]
Feb 26, 2010
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New works and familiar faces to mark Muti’s debut CSO season
Free concerts in Pilsen Sept. 16 and Millennium Park Sept. 19. […]
Feb 25, 2010
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Swedish Radio Choir soars in wide-ranging program
The composer Ingvar Lidholm once defined the Scandinavian brand of choral […]
Feb 24, 2010
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Eclecticism and intimacy still stalwarts of the Chicago Ensemble experience
Long before chamber music became the domain of professionals, making music […]
Feb 23, 2010
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Newberry Consort gives inspired advocacy to Biber rarities
Two concerts by the Newberry Consort this weekend highlighted this celebrated […]
Feb 23, 2010
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Glorious singing trumps audacious but muddled production in Lyric Opera’s “Damnation of Faust”
Even more than Beethoven and Schubert, Hector Berlioz personified the dawn […]
Feb 21, 2010
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Schubert trios given thrilling advocacy at Mandel Hall
When it comes to exciting classical music, bigger is not necessarily […]
Feb 20, 2010
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