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Chicago Philharmonic launches season with powerful Rachmaninoff
With its economic woes still lingering from the not-so-distant past, the […]
Oct 11, 2010
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Carlos Kalmar delivers stunning Haydn and finds majesty in Beethoven at Grant Park
Violent, destructive thunderstorms harassed much of Chicago late Friday afternoon, making […]
Jun 19, 2010
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Haitink’s fanatical view of Beethoven proves an electric experience
Regrettably, principal conductor Bernard Haitink departs his Chicago Symphony post next […]
Jun 16, 2010
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Haefliger’s keyboard artistry at its finest in Mozart
Pianist Andreas Haefliger presented a single encore—Mozart’s Adagio in B Minor—for […]
May 17, 2010
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Corigliano’s Third Symphony gets a local debut with maximum impact
Two companionate but ultimately competing American classical traditions knocked heads locally […]
May 15, 2010
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Ferris Chorale serves up a bracing, richly varied Baltic blast
About a third of the way into the William Ferris Chorale’s […]
May 10, 2010
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Prize-winning teen violist to be center stage in Ars Viva season finale
Violist Mathew Lipman, 17, becomes a student at Juilliard in the […]
Apr 27, 2010
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Zehetmair brings austere audacity to Viennese program with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Relatively little known in the United States, Thomas Zehetmair has been […]
Apr 17, 2010
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Pollini’s grace and spontaneity provide magical Chopin program
As Maurizio Pollini closed his Chopin recital Sunday afternoon with eight […]
Apr 12, 2010
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Colorful Civic Orchestra program provides Constant pleasure
On paper, Monday night’s concert by the Civic Orchestra was a […]
Apr 06, 2010
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