Archive for August, 2013
Lang’s “Match Girl Passion” receives luminous local premiere at Ravinia
David Lang was always struck by the beauty and expressive intensity […]
Aug 27, 2013
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Chinese Fine Arts Society serves up a delightful sampler at Millennium Park
A good-natured collection of music by contemporary Chinese composers made for […]
Aug 27, 2013
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Composer David Lang explores a secular transcendence in “Little Match Girl Passion”
In the classical music world, compositions titled “Passion” usually have a […]
Aug 20, 2013
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Rachel Barton Pine delivers a unique evening with Paganini at Ravinia
Chicago native Rachel Barton Pine ignited Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall with […]
Aug 19, 2013
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Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra wrap the season with Adams and Stravinsky
The final program of the Grant Park Music Festival, presented Friday […]
Aug 17, 2013
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Lisitsa’s Rachmaninoff heats up a chilly night at Grant Park
The penultimate program of the Grant Park Music Festival’s 79th season […]
Aug 15, 2013
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New cellist makes a natural fit with Emerson Quartet
String quartets come and go, but some have made a major […]
Aug 15, 2013
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Ravinia’s Steans Institute celebrates 25 years with a vocal feast and seven world premieres
Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute had a 25th birthday party Monday night […]
Aug 13, 2013
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Powerful MacMillan and Schubert highlight Grant Park concert
The draw for the thousands who assembled Friday night in Millennium […]
Aug 10, 2013
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CCR Facebook page is live
In the four years since Chicago Classical Review began, we’ve done […]
Aug 09, 2013
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