"Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven" with pianist Jeremy Denk at the CSO:...
It’s a gift-giving season and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is in on the act this weekend offering a collection of musical jewels in their red velvet Orchestra Hall box. On the program: Gustav...
View ArticleContempo: A Celebration of Sofia Gubaidulina
Last year the University of Chicago conferred upon Russian/Tatar composer Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) an honorary doctorate—making her the first composer to be given such an honor by the University....
View ArticleChicago Composers Orchestra Premieres: Gabriel Prokofiev, Elliot Cole, and...
Let it be known: the Chicago Composers Orchestra has arrived. Now in their second season, they have gone from being a passionate collective to a galvanized force punching new energy into Chicago’s so...
View ArticleThe Australian Chamber Orchestra with Dawn Upshaw at Orchestra Hall
A boutique crowd of half capacity greeted the Australian Chamber Orchestra and American soprano Dawn Upshaw this past Sunday afternoon at Orchestra Hall. Those fortunate enough to attend were rewarded...
View ArticleThe Borromeo String Quartet at The Chicago Chamber Music Society
We are fortunate to enjoy a full calendar of music each season here in Chicago. The variety is endless—performances of all sizes, personalities, and genres, take place in a plethora of venues. Every...
View ArticleChicago Opera Theater: Handel's Teseo
Chicago Opera Theater is currently presenting Handel’s Teseo, which concludes their “baroque trilogy devoted to the exploration of operas with Medea as a central character.” Previous installments were...
View ArticleBaroque Band: Mad Hatter's Musical Tea Party at Symphony Center
Hearing a well-executed performance of Baroque instrumental music is like being presented with a basket of perfectly blush, crisp, apples; plentiful sweet sounds articulated with a snap, like sharp...
View ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra with Riccardo Muti: Beethoven Symphony no. 5
I don’t need to remind you that the eight opening notes to Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5 are famous—perhaps even the most famous—in the entire genre we call classical music. But I do need to tell you that...
View ArticleBritish Pianist James Rhodes Debuts at the International Beethoven Festival:...
Recently Chicago once again played host to visitors and performers from all over the world at the International Beethoven Festival, an annual cavalcade of performances hosted by the International...
View ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra: Afterwork Masterworks, all Beethoven concert
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