Archive for April, 2013
Final Beethoven sonata forms centerpiece of memorable Kissin recital
It was piano Nirvana over the weekend with Symphony Center playing […]
Apr 29, 2013
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Ars Viva closes Sibelius cycle with a thrilling Second Symphony
In brief remarks before the second half of Sunday’s concert, music […]
Apr 29, 2013
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Muti and CSO strike sparks with Schumann
Lest anyone think that Riccardo Muti is not having a good […]
Apr 26, 2013
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COT’s revamped “Maria” makes for brilliant and audacious theater
One has to start with the fact that as an opera, […]
Apr 25, 2013
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CCM pays homage to John Corigliano at 75 with wide-ranging program
Chicago Chamber Musicians has been one of the city’s premier chamber […]
Apr 25, 2013
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Critic’s Choice
Two great pianists of different generations are coming to Chicago this […]
Apr 24, 2013
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Babayan brings new luster to “Goldberg Variations” at Bach Week Festival
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Bach Week Festival is stretching across a […]
Apr 22, 2013
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Chicago Philharmonic, sans conductor, finds substance in lightish Scandinavian program
Technically assured and impressively cohesive, a conductorless Chicago Philharmonic served up […]
Apr 22, 2013
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Muti artfully draws parallels between late Mozart and middle Beethoven
After the previous week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances of the Bach […]
Apr 21, 2013
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Trumpeter Balsom shines brightly in gleaming Baroque program at UC
After a week that began with the horrific bombing at the […]
Apr 20, 2013
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