Archive for June, 2015
Juilliard Quartet shows trademark vigor and intensity at Ravinia
Longtime admirers of the venerable Juilliard Quartet can be forgiven for […]
Jun 30, 2015
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A stormy yet brilliant birth for MacMillan premiere at Grant Park
“You are troupers,” said Carlos Kalmar to the rain-drenched audience at […]
Jun 27, 2015
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Diaz provides sterling advocacy in belated Walton premiere at Grant Park
In eight decades of adventurous programming, there are not many works […]
Jun 25, 2015
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Grant Park Music Festival scrambles due to visa problem; Levine to return to Ravinia in 2016
*A government computer breakdown has necessitated some scrambling by the Grant […]
Jun 24, 2015
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Weather chills, but performances warm up Grant Park Music Festival
So much for global warming. The Grant Park Music Festival audience […]
Jun 20, 2015
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Muti, CSO wrap the season in style with Tchaikovsky, Bates premiere and “Chelsea Dagger”
Let it be said that while the main works on Thursday […]
Jun 19, 2015
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Chicago Opera Theater retrenchment raises questions
The murmurs about the fiscal shape of Chicago’s number two opera […]
Jun 18, 2015
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Sun finally smiles on a Grant Park Music Festival opening night
You have to wonder why the weather gods seem to have […]
Jun 18, 2015
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Critic’s Choice
In just ten weeks every summer, the Grant Park Music Festival […]
Jun 17, 2015
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Bunch premiere to highlight opening week of Grant Park Music Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival is getting right down to business […]
Jun 15, 2015
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