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Kalmar and Bell prove a dynamic working duo at the Grant Park Music Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival, which kicks off its 77th season of outdoor concerts Wednesday night, is…
Jun 12, 2011
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Violinist’s new chamber festival to add spice to summer music season
Early June traditionally provides a bit of a respite on Chicago’s bustling music scene, a brief lull between the end…
Jun 07, 2011
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MacMillan choral premiere to take place in Hyde Park
The performance of Bach’s epic St. Matthew Passion last month was the first local fruit of Soli Deo Gloria, the…
May 31, 2011
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Conductor John Nelson to bring a strong spiritual emphasis to Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion”
When John Nelson gives the downbeat to Bach’s epic St. Matthew Passion at Saint Vincent de Paul…
Apr 17, 2011
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Machover’s “robot opera” to kick off Chicago Opera Theater season
Remember “CNN opera”?
In the 1980s and 1990s, when John Adams was producing works like Nixon in China and The…
Mar 27, 2011
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Acclaimed Bach Collegium Japan to perform Mass in B minor at Valpo
For a while, it looked like the American tour for Bach Collegium Japan was not going to happen at all…
Mar 17, 2011
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Lyric Opera’s “Hercules” to bring the war home in modern fashion
See, the conquering hero comes from Judas Maccabeus is one of Handel’s most rousing numbers. The triumphant…
Mar 01, 2011
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Post-L.A., Esa-Pekka Salonen looks to take up new challenges
It’s been nearly two years since the Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen moved to London from Los Angeles, where…
Feb 23, 2011
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Mitsuko Uchida brings unique mix of scholarship and intimacy to Mozart and Schumann
For thousands of music lovers, the highlight of Chicago’s musical season is about to begin.
On Thursday night pianist Mitsuko…
Jan 25, 2011
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The Top 10 Performances of 2010
1. The Pacifica Quartet in Shostakovich’s Quartets Nos. 1-3
The Pacifica Quartet’s presentation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s complete string quartets…
Dec 23, 2010
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