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Orion Ensemble leads off season in genial fashion
The Orion Ensemble opened its 24th season with a genial and […]
Sep 26, 2016
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Juilliard Quartet notches another bow passing at Ravinia
The venerable Juilliard Quartet has endured over a dozen personnel changes […]
Jun 28, 2016
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Dutoit leads CSO in vibrant Spanish program
France and Spain may not appear to be as culturally connected […]
May 13, 2016
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Shaham joins the Knights for lively program at Harris Theater
Faced with brutal competition for dwindling audience dollars, each new generation […]
Feb 19, 2016
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Anonymous 4 rings down the curtain with a final holiday concert
When four female singers gathered in New York in 1986 for […]
Dec 21, 2015
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Sparks are few in Zukerman’s CSO program
Triple-threat Pinchas Zukerman joined a reduced Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night […]
Nov 20, 2015
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Muti, CSO open season with Italianate Mozart and incendiary Beethoven
Three years ago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra went on strike, prompting […]
Sep 18, 2015
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Conlon, CSO and Osorio vivid and stylish in Brahms and Zemlinsky
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is familiar to modern audiences– […]
Jul 30, 2015
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It was a dull and stormy night with Znaider’s double-duty Ravinia debut
The soloist/conductor switch-hitter has been a common phenomenon in concert music […]
Jul 17, 2015
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Juilliard Quartet shows trademark vigor and intensity at Ravinia
Longtime admirers of the venerable Juilliard Quartet can be forgiven for […]
Jun 30, 2015
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