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Munro and Gunn deliver some of the finest flute playing of the season at Ganz Hall

Mathieu, who? Some of the most charged flute performances of the […]

Feb 04, 2010
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Brett Dean’s “Eclipse” highlights Callisto Ensemble program

Brett Dean, an Australian composer who won the 2009 Grawemeyer Award, […]

Jan 26, 2010
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Webern’s concise music given sterling advocacy by Robertson, Civic Orchestra

Anton Webern’s music seems to be suffering a paradoxical fate. With […]

Jan 18, 2010
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Young conductor takes a low-key approach to life and music

Last fall at the Harris Theater, the young American conductor Kazem […]

Jan 13, 2010
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Ars Viva takes an eclectic and enjoyable musical road trip

Experiencing a suburban orchestra these days doesn’t necessarily mean an afternoon […]

Jan 11, 2010
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Baroque Band pays homage to Pergolesi with a moving “Stabat Mater”

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) died of consumption when he was just 26 […]

Jan 09, 2010
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Chicago Symphony serves up an offbeat seasonal take on Tchaikovsky

Who says holiday performances of Tchaikovsky are limited to waltzing flowers […]

Dec 18, 2009
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“Hammerklavier” summit unscaled, Goodyear elsewhere shows elegance and virtuosity

It beckons alluringly to keyboard artists, like a dangerous femme fatale. […]

Dec 14, 2009
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dal niente serves up disturbingly memorable night of new music

It has become a cliché to lump modern music in with […]

Dec 04, 2009
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ACM serves up array of modern works, mostly made in America

Seth Boustead, the executive director of Accessible Contemporary Music, is hard […]

Nov 22, 2009
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