Performances

Singers and Fulcrum Point band shine in JacobTV’s mixed-media mashup, “The News”

With Fulcrum Point moving from the Harris Theater to the Park West for the local premiere of JacobTV’s The News,

May 05, 2012
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Fifth House Ensemble bracingly mixes music with the Arab Spring at Cultural Center

Fifth House Ensemble, one of Chicago’s most imaginative chamber music groups, is on to something in its season-long series of…

May 04, 2012
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Yo-Yo Ma and friends serve up a Brazilian feast to sold-out audience

“I hope you’re feeling the magic…”

Yo-Yo Ma hadn’t even finished the sentence when waves of applause and cheers from…

Apr 30, 2012
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Lewis continues his Schubert cycle with strength and intelligence

For the penultimate installment of his Chicago Schubert cycle, Paul Lewis offered two A minor sonatas artfully prefaced by a…

Apr 30, 2012
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Ferris Chorale wraps its 40th season with a grand tribute to its founder

The William Ferris Chorale is closing its 40th anniversary season this weekend with a program that looks back at its…

Apr 29, 2012
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Chicago Philharmonic energetically serves up Beethoven and two concertos

The Chicago Philharmonic’s concert at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Sunday evening was a showcase for some talented individuals as well as…

Apr 23, 2012
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Music of the Baroque conveys the joyous element of Bach’s Mass in B minor

Crime, taxes, political corruption. There are plenty of things to complain about regarding life in Chicago, to be sure. But…

Apr 23, 2012
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At 40, Kissin shows that virtuosity is still child’s play

Evgeny Kissin turned 40 last fall, a sobering reminder that even the most boyish-looking child prodigies get older. A younger…

Apr 23, 2012
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COT wraps Medea cycle with a supremely stylish and well sung “Teseo”

When last we left Medea, she had murdered her children and burned Corinth to the ground. What can a sorceress…

Apr 22, 2012
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Chicago Master Singers offer a Russian salute of their own

With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra making its second-ever Russian tour, the Chicago Master Singers offered a hometown salute to Russia…

Apr 21, 2012
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