Performances

Soprano Slack brings heartening spirit of freedom to Montgomery songs

Carlos Kalmar, now in his 25th and final season as the Grant […]

Jun 20, 2024
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Eclectic Grant Park Chorus concert undermined by lack of programs

While the Millennium Park performances of the Grant Park Orchestra and […]

Jun 18, 2024
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Haymarket Opera triumphs with exciting account of Handel’s “Resurrezione”

Haymarket Opera Company has been on a Handelian roll since its […]

Jun 15, 2024
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Rarities by Elgar and Holst soar at Grant Park Music Festival 

The Grant Park Music Festival hit cruising speed Friday night at […]

Jun 15, 2024
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Bell, CSO make worthy case for quintuple-composer “Elements”

As awful as it was, the Covid-19 lockdown did have one […]

Jun 14, 2024
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Gerhardt’s fresh, expressive Dvořák highlights mixed Grant Park opener

The skies were clear, the temperature pleasant and humidity comfortable for […]

Jun 13, 2024
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Vibrant violin finale closes North Shore Chamber Music Festival 

The North Shore Chamber Music Festival has become a reliable musical […]

Jun 09, 2024
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French rarities shine brilliantly with Denève, Thibaudet and CSO

Few national musics have been as neglected at Orchestra Hall over […]

Jun 07, 2024
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Kontras Quartet brightens a rainy day with bracing array of American music

What a pleasure to spend a rainy Chicago Saturday afternoon listening […]

Jun 02, 2024
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Worlds collide at CSO, with percussion premiere and moving Bruckner

The competing exigencies of program scheduling can make for strange bedfellows. […]

May 31, 2024
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