Archive for November, 2011

Genre-crossing Contempo program serves up a dizzying musical mix

Piano tangos, the U.S. premiere of a Russian string quartet, two […]

Nov 17, 2011
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Kraemer, Music of the Baroque bring stylish vivacity to populist Bach

While Bach’s sacred masterworks have always received their due from Music […]

Nov 14, 2011
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Ars Viva offers up stirring account of early Sibelius

For the third concert in Ars Viva’s seasonal series at the […]

Nov 14, 2011
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Chicago Philharmonic presents eclectic American-Russian program

Violinist-conductor Joel Smirnoff led the Chicago Philharmonic in an attractive if […]

Nov 14, 2011
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Denève strikes sparks in CSO debut

The first two months of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s season have […]

Nov 11, 2011
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Czar power: A riveting Furlanetto leads a superb cast in Lyric’s “Boris”

It’s been sixteen years since the Lyric Opera of Chicago last […]

Nov 08, 2011
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CCM and guests shine in wide-ranging string program

The Chicago Chamber Musicians opened their 40th anniversary season in September […]

Nov 07, 2011
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Chicago Master Singers present a moving, powerful account of Dvořák’s “Stabat Mater”

One must give great credit to Alan Heatherington. Not only does […]

Nov 06, 2011
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Violinist Sergey Khachatryan makes remarkable Chicago debut at Mandel Hall

If you’re an area concertgoer, you can be forgiven your probable […]

Nov 05, 2011
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Labadie leads CSO in vital and stylish Handel evening

Bernard Labadie provided one of last year’s musical highlights directing a […]

Nov 02, 2011
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