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Bella Voce delivers engaging account of Monteverdi’s astonishing Vespers
When an unconventional score like Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergin (1610) […]
Mar 29, 2010
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MusicNOW closes season with an arrivederci and Adams (not that one)
Ironically, the forward-looking MusicNOW series sounded its final notes of the […]
Mar 17, 2010
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Civic’s Sibelius a bit too civilized in lackluster evening
Ordinary music-making tends to seem worse than it really is when […]
Mar 09, 2010
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Chicago Opera Vanguard offers a modern, theatrical take on Schubert’s winter journey
Franz Schubert’s 1827 song cycle Winterreise might not be a modern […]
Mar 07, 2010
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Gilmore winner Gerstein makes electrifying CSO debut with Rachmaninoff
It didn’t take long for Chicago to get on the touring […]
Mar 05, 2010
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East meets West successfully as Fulcrum Point celebrates the Year of the Tiger
However misused or poorly conceived, multicultural programs are an easy sell […]
Feb 26, 2010
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Swedish Radio Choir soars in wide-ranging program
The composer Ingvar Lidholm once defined the Scandinavian brand of choral […]
Feb 24, 2010
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Berlioz makes a belated Lyric Opera bow with “Damnation of Faust”
The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s storied history is made all the […]
Feb 15, 2010
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Dalbavie’s Piano Trio the surprise hit of Bronfman chamber program
It’s virtually impossible to predict what new music might capture the […]
Feb 15, 2010
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Dark and tantalizing CCM program spotlights Lee Hyla and friends
The reliably arresting Composer Perspectives series by the Chicago Chamber Musicians […]
Feb 09, 2010
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