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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