Archive for November, 2011
Genre-crossing Contempo program serves up a dizzying musical mix
Piano tangos, the U.S. premiere of a Russian string quartet, two […]
Nov 17, 2011
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Kraemer, Music of the Baroque bring stylish vivacity to populist Bach
While Bach’s sacred masterworks have always received their due from Music […]
Nov 14, 2011
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Ars Viva offers up stirring account of early Sibelius
For the third concert in Ars Viva’s seasonal series at the […]
Nov 14, 2011
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Chicago Philharmonic presents eclectic American-Russian program
Violinist-conductor Joel Smirnoff led the Chicago Philharmonic in an attractive if […]
Nov 14, 2011
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Denève strikes sparks in CSO debut
The first two months of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s season have […]
Nov 11, 2011
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Czar power: A riveting Furlanetto leads a superb cast in Lyric’s “Boris”
It’s been sixteen years since the Lyric Opera of Chicago last […]
Nov 08, 2011
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CCM and guests shine in wide-ranging string program
The Chicago Chamber Musicians opened their 40th anniversary season in September […]
Nov 07, 2011
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Chicago Master Singers present a moving, powerful account of Dvořák’s “Stabat Mater”
One must give great credit to Alan Heatherington. Not only does […]
Nov 06, 2011
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Violinist Sergey Khachatryan makes remarkable Chicago debut at Mandel Hall
If you’re an area concertgoer, you can be forgiven your probable […]
Nov 05, 2011
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Labadie leads CSO in vital and stylish Handel evening
Bernard Labadie provided one of last year’s musical highlights directing a […]
Nov 02, 2011
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