Performances
In Spano’s bland CSO program, less is sometimes less
This is a week when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra divides its forces with half the orchestra playing the ...
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Mar 11, 2010
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Civic’s Sibelius a bit too civilized in lackluster evening
Ordinary music-making tends to seem worse than it really is when an extraordinary ensemble is involved. This season ...
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Mar 09, 2010
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Isbin and O’Connor provide mellow pleasures at the Harris
Guitarist Sharon Isbin and violinist Mark O’Connor made their Chicago duo debut Saturday night at the Harris Theater, ...
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Mar 08, 2010
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Chicago Opera Vanguard offers a modern, theatrical take on Schubert’s winter journey
Franz Schubert’s 1827 song cycle Winterreise might not be a modern opera company’s first choice for “edgy” fare, ...
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Mar 07, 2010
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Chung, French orchestra offer luminous immersion in Ravel
Chicago music lovers who savor the full-immersion experience faced some delectable choices over the weekend.
There was “Beyond Flamenco,” ...
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Mar 06, 2010
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Gilmore winner Gerstein makes electrifying CSO debut with Rachmaninoff
It didn’t take long for Chicago to get on the touring radar of this year’s Gilmore Artist Award ...
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Mar 05, 2010
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de Falla concerto makes worthy opener for Beyond Flamenco festival
Few of us go to concerts to hear the same old things. Even if we know the music ...
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Mar 05, 2010
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Baroque Band books an exquisite “Grand Tour”
With college students everywhere getting ready for that annual rite of passage known as spring break, Baroque Band ...
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Mar 04, 2010
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Music of the Baroque offers a Handel choral program fit for a king
How wonderful for Music of the Baroque to live up to its name by presenting a concert of choral ...
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Mar 03, 2010
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Kovacevich reveals variety and eccentricity at Symphony Center
There is always a sense of occasion that accompanies any appearance by Stephen Kovacevich, and Sunday afternoon’s Symphony ...
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Mar 02, 2010
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