Archive for 2016
Top Ten Performances of 2016
1. Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti: Verdi’s Falstaff Even with […]
Dec 23, 2016
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Feldman’s spare, searching music illuminates a frigid night
For all of the enterprising new-music groups in Chicago, there remain […]
Dec 19, 2016
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On a snowy night, Music of the Baroque sings the Christmas season
One could hardly have set the scene more evocatively for Music […]
Dec 17, 2016
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MTT, CSO wrap the year in style with Russian-French program
Among the most welcome of regular Chicago Symphony Orchestra podium guests […]
Dec 16, 2016
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Critic’s Choice
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is wrapping 2016 with a Russian-French program […]
Dec 14, 2016
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French goes out on a high holiday note with William Ferris Chorale
It was the end of an era Sunday afternoon when Paul […]
Dec 12, 2016
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Superb cast supplies the magic in Lyric Opera’s suburban 60s’ “Magic Flute”
When Lyric Opera of Chicago premiered the August Everding-Jörg Zimmermann production […]
Dec 11, 2016
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Sensational singing wins out over campy theatrics in DiDonato’s “harmony” program
As audience members entered the Harris Theater Friday night for Joyce […]
Dec 10, 2016
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Neeme Järvi makes a rewarding return to CSO
Neeme Järvi made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut in 1985 and […]
Dec 09, 2016
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Critic’s Choice
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Neeme Järvi was a regular […]
Dec 07, 2016
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