Archive for 2018
Chicago Ensemble at its best in fiery, youthful Beethoven
The Chicago Ensemble is best known for its consistent advocacy of […]
Nov 07, 2018
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DiBello, MOB bring striking freshness to Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”
Music doesn’t get much more familiar than Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. […]
Nov 06, 2018
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Inspired singing wins out over trivial staging in Lyric Opera’s “Siegfried”
A critic at Lyric Opera’s opening performance of Wagner’s Siegfried couldn’t help […]
Nov 05, 2018
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Barenboim returns to CSO for a mixed night of Smetana
It’s been a week of significant podium history for the Chicago […]
Nov 02, 2018
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Chamber Music Society brings a refining fire to artful Kreutzer program
The works presented in the “Kreutzer Connection” concert by the Chamber […]
Oct 31, 2018
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Collaborative Arts commemorates the Armistice with Mahler and war poetry
Between Halloween and Thanksgiving this year will be another, more momentous […]
Oct 29, 2018
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Chopin winner Seong-Jin Cho makes a rock-star Chicago debut
The Chicago debut of Seong-Jin Cho, at Mandel Hall Friday night, […]
Oct 27, 2018
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Thrilling, memorable Bruckner, and a scary moment from Haitink, CSO
Moments after the triumphant final bars of Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony, performed […]
Oct 26, 2018
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Missy Mazzoli masterful in multitasking MusicNOW debut
One was more than a little concerned that the Chicago Symphony […]
Oct 23, 2018
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CSO shaves deficit to $900,000
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra managed to cut its lingering deficit to […]
Oct 23, 2018
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