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Anne Schwanewilms has withdrawn from the Lyric Opera’s production of Mozart’s […]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