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Orchestra, chorus and billboard nearly steal the show at Lyric Opera “Stars” concert at Millennium Park
One of the first and most cherished harbingers of the looming […]
Sep 08, 2013
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Even with Cabell’s artistry, Gordon songs pale over the long haul
The superb American lyric soprano Nicole Cabell was in top vocal […]
Jul 31, 2013
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Lang Lang returns to Ravinia for a double shot of Beethoven and Prokofiev
The annual Ravinia Women’s Board Gala has a place in musical […]
Jul 28, 2013
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Dohnányi, Ax open CSO’s Ravinia season with two Thirds of Beethoven
Everything about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s opening night at Ravinia Thursday […]
Jul 12, 2013
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Serkin’s Takemitsu elevates a watery mixed program from Mena, CSO
Symphony Center’s “Rivers Festival” is in its third week of exploration […]
May 17, 2013
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Fleming and Graham team up for a beguiling homage to La belle époque
It’s hard to conceive of a more natural vocal partnership than […]
Jan 25, 2013
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Music of the Baroque serves up a generous and wide-ranging Christmas program
Holiday musical events usually revel in the familiar, and are aimed […]
Dec 14, 2012
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Vänskä, Capuçon brothers team up for satisfying Brahms with CSO
Many Chicago Symphony Orchestra patrons were no doubt disappointed to hear […]
Oct 19, 2012
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Muti and Mutter together this time for electric partnership at CSO Ball
What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday the Chicago Symphony […]
Sep 30, 2012
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After rough start, Beethoven Festival offers sublime performance by Ehnes
The opening concert of the International Beethoven Festival didn’t exactly hum […]
Sep 09, 2012
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