Archive for February, 2010

“Oedipus” rules! CSO, Tilson Thomas serve up a memorable night of Stravinsky

For the second and final week of his Chicago Symphony Orchestra stand, Michael Tilson Thomas served up…

Feb 19, 2010
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Chorus to be in the spotlight this summer at Grant Park Music Festival

Grand choral masterworks will offer the big nights in the 76th season of the Grant Park Music Festival, which…

Feb 17, 2010
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Palomar Quartet brings a full evening of modern music to the Empty Bottle

You know you’re living in a great city when you can experience a night of modern music for string quartet…

Feb 17, 2010
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David Finckel and Wu Han find the right balance on and off the stage

For one musician, managing the myriad timing and logistical details of rehearsal, performance, and travel can be…

Feb 16, 2010
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Berlioz makes a belated Lyric Opera bow with “Damnation of Faust”

The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s storied history is made all the more fascinating by the fact that…

Feb 15, 2010
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Chicago Chamber Musicians reveal the more intimate side of Bruckner

The finest chamber music is produced by musicians who have the uncanny ability to live and breathe as one.…

Feb 15, 2010
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Dalbavie’s Piano Trio the surprise hit of Bronfman chamber program

It’s virtually impossible to predict what new music might capture the popular imagination these days, but if Orchestra Hall’s rowdy…

Feb 15, 2010
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With “Oboe Overload” ICE doubles the double-reed pleasure

The stalwart sound of the oboe propelled it to the head of the woodwind section where to…

Feb 14, 2010
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St. Olaf Choir shows adventurous spirit in wide-ranging program

If anyone thinks that the American college choir tradition is no longer what it once was, let…

Feb 13, 2010
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Bronfman, CSO majestic in Brahms, but Berg the surprise show-stealer under Tilson Thomas

The majority of ticket-buyers for this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts are likely motivated by the chance to hear Yefim…

Feb 12, 2010
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