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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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