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Beethoven Festival calls it a wrap with Pintscher and “Pastoral”

The final concert of the ten-day, ambitiously packed and aggressively eclectic Beethoven […]

Sep 16, 2013
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Avalon Quartet launches Bartok cycle in fine style

Dmitri Shostakovich’s fifteen string quartets are often regarded as the greatest […]

Sep 16, 2013
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Chroma Chamber Orchestra returns with admirable concertante program

The Chroma Chamber Orchestra debuted in 2011 and presented three impressive […]

Sep 16, 2013
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Verdi and Britten celebrations highlight a feast of music in Chicago

Of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the two major composers celebrating […]

Sep 11, 2013
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How to stuff a wild Beethoven Festival

The best way to experience the dauntingly ambitious and wildly packed […]

Sep 10, 2013
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Adams’ powerful yet flawed “Mary” gospel closes Ravinia season with a Midwest premiere

One can’t accuse the Ravinia Festival of wrapping this summer season […]

Sep 10, 2013
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Orchestra, chorus and billboard nearly steal the show at Lyric Opera “Stars” concert at Millennium Park

One of the first and most cherished harbingers of the looming […]

Sep 08, 2013
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