Archive for February, 2013
Critic’s Choice
For the second and final week of his Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]
Feb 28, 2013
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Lewis’s Schubert cycle to reach summit with three final sonatas
Paul Lewis did not enjoy prodigy-like acclaim as a young musician. […]
Feb 27, 2013
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Ferris Chorale presents the American premiere of Grayston Ives’ powerful Requiem
Two years in the making, the William Ferris Chorale’s “Sacred & […]
Feb 27, 2013
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Three inspiring debuts lift Lyric Opera’s “Rigoletto” out of the routine
What a bleak, godless and unforgiving landscape Rigoletto inhabits. Rape is […]
Feb 26, 2013
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Clyne’s new work proves the highlight of MusicNOW program
Monday evening’s MusicNow concert at the Harris Theater was short and […]
Feb 26, 2013
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COT opens season with a mixed Chicago debut for Glass’s “Usher”
“You know that good luck saying about opening night?” asked Andreas […]
Feb 24, 2013
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Winning Haydn in plain sight with Kraemer, Music of the Baroque
The weather is lousy. The plumbing needs emergency repairs. The women […]
Feb 23, 2013
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KLR Trio bridges three centuries of music with a tour de force performance at Mandel Hall
The Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio is in the enviable position of […]
Feb 23, 2013
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Stellar orchestral playing, uneven vocalism in CSO’s mixed “Tristan”
If there were more moments like John Relyea’s sonorous, deeply expressive […]
Feb 22, 2013
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No Glass ceiling for American opera; COT to open Mitisek era with “Usher” premiere
Quick, which local opera company is opening a three-year survey of […]
Feb 20, 2013
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