Archive for March, 2010

Ambitious festival of Soviet music and art to launch in October

“The Soviet Experience” will be launched this fall, a 14-month collaborative […]

Mar 12, 2010
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In Spano’s bland CSO program, less is sometimes less

This is a week when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra divides its […]

Mar 11, 2010
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Nicole Cabell to take over the Countess role in the Lyric’s “Figaro”

Anne Schwanewilms has withdrawn from the Lyric Opera’s production of Mozart’s […]

Mar 09, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mar 04, 2010
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