Archive for January, 2011

dal niente’s world premieres warm up a very cold night

It says a lot about the excitement that ensemble dal niente […]

Jan 21, 2011
at 4:04 pm
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CSO back on track with fizzing Bartok and Elgar led by Slatkin

The opening performances of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new year have […]

Jan 20, 2011
at 11:56 pm
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Critic’s Choice

Yes, the Bears are playing the Packers Sunday afternoon in a […]

Jan 20, 2011
at 3:27 pm
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Chicago Chamber Musicians give Gabriela Frank’s edgy music commanding advocacy

One of the finest ongoing initiatives on the local music scene […]

Jan 19, 2011
at 10:53 am
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Slatkin to replace Gardiner for this week’s CSO concerts

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra can’t seem to catch a break with […]

Jan 17, 2011
at 12:03 pm
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Freeman’s final MLK program with Sinfonietta takes a nostalgic look back

Martin Luther King’s dream is one that Paul Freeman knows well. […]

Jan 17, 2011
at 10:30 am
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Baroque Band’s English program finds common ground across the centuries

Period instrument concerts stir up far less debate now than even […]

Jan 14, 2011
at 7:29 pm
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Violinist Capuçon makes outstanding debut with CSO

This week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts were to mark the debut […]

Jan 14, 2011
at 12:21 am
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Brian Dickie to exit Chicago Opera Theater in 2012

Brian Dickie, the man who transformed Chicago Opera Theater into a […]

Jan 12, 2011
at 11:50 pm
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Laurie Anderson presents a meditation on loss at the Harris Theater

Delusions, Laurie Anderson’s latest compendium of theater, film, storytelling and music […]

Jan 12, 2011
at 11:48 am
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