Performances
Beethoven among friends with Ma, Ax, and Kavakos
The Beethoven Express continues to accelerate down the highway. Chicago is […]
Mar 03, 2020
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Classical and popular songs gracefully rendered by Fourth Coast Ensemble
As the title of their program suggested, Fourth Coast Ensemble colored […]
Mar 03, 2020
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Trifonov’s rare artistry illuminates Bach’s rarely heard “Art of Fugue”
If the 60-degree weather on Sunday offered hope that another Chicago […]
Mar 02, 2020
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Gardiner, ORR shed revelatory light on Beethoven symphonies
Beethoven’s nine symphonies are part of the bedrock of the orchestral […]
Mar 01, 2020
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With a new home, Haymarket Opera, DeShong mark the Lenten season with Bach
If the diving stock market, the spreading coronavirus and ceaseless political […]
Feb 29, 2020
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With two debuts, CSO presents a rare Northern night of Nielsen and Sibelius
It says something about the conservatism of Chicago Symphony Orchestra programming […]
Feb 28, 2020
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Divas duel delightfully in entertaining Music of the Baroque program
Vocal works of Handel and Mozart are not exactly terra incognita […]
Feb 25, 2020
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With Bloom’s subtle artistry, a low instrument soars high in CSO premiere
It’s a fair bet that most of the people who packed […]
Feb 21, 2020
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Yuja rocks a full house with keyboard fireworks and artistry
Yuja Wang. Superstar. With apologies to Webber and Rice, the song […]
Feb 18, 2020
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Tchaikovsky trashed: Lyric audience dealt a losing hand by disastrous staging of “Queen of Spades”
If necrophilia is your thing, Lyric Opera has a show for […]
Feb 17, 2020
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