Archive for June, 2010
Ohlsson opens CSO summer at Ravinia with mixed Chopin on a chilly night
It was not a Levine-era choral blockbuster nor a starry soprano […]
Jun 29, 2010
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Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus serve up adventurous program of 1940s Americana
“There’s a kind of loneliness in American music that’s different from […]
Jun 26, 2010
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Conlon’s Wagner detox transitions conductor for flexible CSO summer at Ravinia
Summer festivals aren’t exactly vacation time for the performers who provide […]
Jun 25, 2010
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Bernard Haitink bids farewell to the CSO with a mature and sophisticated Beethoven Nine
Haydn’s Symphony No. 45 may be the officially titled Farewell Symphony, […]
Jun 19, 2010
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Carlos Kalmar delivers stunning Haydn and finds majesty in Beethoven at Grant Park
Violent, destructive thunderstorms harassed much of Chicago late Friday afternoon, making […]
Jun 19, 2010
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Elina Vähälä lights up a spirited opening to Grant Park Festival’s summer season
The Grant Park Music Festival has had its share of weather-challenged […]
Jun 17, 2010
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Haitink’s fanatical view of Beethoven proves an electric experience
Regrettably, principal conductor Bernard Haitink departs his Chicago Symphony post next […]
Jun 16, 2010
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Kalmar set to open his tenth season with the Grant Park Music Festival
On Wednesday night, Carlos Kalmar will give the downbeat to Berlioz’s […]
Jun 14, 2010
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Fliter’s Bach and Beethoven offer compelling keyboard artistry
Ingrid Fliter’s recital Sunday afternoon was billed as part of the […]
Jun 14, 2010
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Haitink’s polished style misses some of Beethoven’s idiosyncrasy
By now, Bernard Haitink’s style in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven […]
Jun 11, 2010
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