Archive for May, 2015

Music of the Baroque wraps season powerfully with war-inspired works

War closed Music of the Baroque’s season Monday night at the […]

May 19, 2015
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Heatherington, Ars Viva go out on top with stirring final concert

It was a bittersweet occasion, but, as always with Alan Heatherington […]

May 18, 2015
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Yo-Yo Ma and CSO members offer diverting range of French chamber works

After orchestral, operatic, and solo piano programs, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s […]

May 18, 2015
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Salonen, CSO and stellar cast deliver a haunting and memorable “Pelléas”

“If I was God,” says the aged Arkel near the end […]

May 15, 2015
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Fleming’s contract as Lyric creative consultant extended through 2017

The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced late Thursday that the company […]

May 14, 2015
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Critic’s Choice

Even with two late substitutions in major roles, this week’s Chicago Symphony […]

May 12, 2015
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CSO announces subs for “Pelleas” due to illness

Illness has befallen the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming performances of Pelleas […]

May 11, 2015
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Aggressive virtuosity and fitful poetry in Lang Lang’s return to Lyric Opera

Following its regular opera season, another mariachi musical, and Rodgers and […]

May 10, 2015
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Salonen opens CSO’s French festival with vocal rarities by Ravel, Debussy

Musical Francophiles have already had cause for joy in some of […]

May 08, 2015
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Critic’s Choice

Esa-Pekka Salonen is in town to lead a three-week “Reveries and […]

May 06, 2015
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