Chicago Classical Review

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano, Max Emanuel Cencic, countertenor, Stéphane Degout, baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus,…

1. Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Verdi’s Otello

With Riccardo Muti’s inaugural season as Chicago Symphony Orchestra music…

In this season of numberless Nutcrackers, Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers” is the sonic arboretum of choice for thousands.

Musical…

One clearly needn’t hire a freelance trio for holiday celebrations at the Vamos household.

As shown Saturday at the Vamos…

Building on the template set in place by Music of the Baroque founder Thomas S. Wikman when he inaugurated these…

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is closing out 2011 with a program marking the Mahler centennial alongside a new work commissioned…

For its second concert of the season, MusicNow served up a generous lineup of works Monday night to a packed…

David Fray appears to have all the requirements for a major career. The young French pianist has won several high-profile…

Lyric Opera of Chicago general director Anthony Freud provided more details Monday about the company’s hiring of Renée Fleming’s press manager,…

Although there were plenty of community choirs available for singers of all talent levels to ply their craft, small and…