Archive for October, 2011

Pacifica Quartet opens season with compelling, mostly Russian program

Following the Pacifica Quartet’s remarkable Shostakovich cycle last winter, the ensemble opened its regular Hyde Park season Sunday afternoon at…

Oct 31, 2011
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Irish Chamber Orchestra plays with drive and devotion at Mandel Hall

The Irish Chamber Orchestra visited Mandel Hall Friday at the University of Chicago as part of their eight-city US tour,…

Oct 29, 2011
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Haitink, CSO scale Haydn’s “Creation” with insight and aplomb

What is it about older conductors and the masterpiece of Haydn’s maturity — if not his entire career — The

Oct 28, 2011
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Avalon Quartet’s Beethoven cycle spotlights revolutions in sight and sound

More often than not, programs that ambitiously attempt to demonstrate parallel developments across multiple art forms tend to end up…

Oct 25, 2011
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Ars Viva, Heatherington at their finest with inspired English program

Sunday afternoon’s concert by Ars Viva displayed the North Shore orchestra at its very finest in repertoire in which the…

Oct 24, 2011
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Soprano Kim bows out of Lyric’s “Magic Flute”

Kathleen Kim has taken herself out of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s upcoming production of The Magic Flute, stating that…

Oct 24, 2011
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Hilary Hahn brings sterling advocacy and personal charm to music old and new

It’s not often that one gets to experience the debut of a new work in a violin recital, let alone…

Oct 24, 2011
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Borodin Quartet makes admirable debut at Mandel Hall

Few ensembles can boast the kind of storied history of the Borodin Quartet. Founded in 1945 as the Moscow Philharmonic…

Oct 22, 2011
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Haitink, CSO prove golden once again in Mahler

Bernard Haitink’s Mahler cycle with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been steadily making its way through the Austrian composer’s oeuvre…

Oct 21, 2011
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Hilary Hahn to focus on small things with new encores project

Hilary Hahn made an acclaimed recording debut at age 16 in music of Bach and over her successful career the…

Oct 20, 2011
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