Archive for May, 2012

Koopman, CSO serve up a bracing program of (mostly) Classical and Baroque rarities

This is one of those split-assignment weeks for the Chicago Symphony […]

May 11, 2012
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About to turn 30, Lang Lang is looking for new challenges

Lang Lang was late picking up his phone, having been busy […]

May 09, 2012
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Ryan Center singers and Civic Orchestra make terrific Mozart together

There can be no higher praise for a concert performance of […]

May 08, 2012
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CSO to make debuts in Korea, Taiwan and Mexico next season

Continuing the emphasis on international touring that has been an early […]

May 08, 2012
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Orion Ensemble closes season with jazz-flavored world premiere

Virtually since the birth of jazz in the early 20th century, […]

May 07, 2012
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Elgin Symphony closes season colorfully with “Scheherazade”

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, already one of the region’s finest ensembles, […]

May 06, 2012
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Yo-Yo Ma delivers fresh and eloquent Dvořák with CSO

Back home for their first program after what by all accounts […]

May 06, 2012
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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 […]

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, […]

May 04, 2012
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Critic’s Choice

Brace yourself for The News. Created by Dutch avant-garde composer JacobTV, […]

May 02, 2012
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