Feature: Orion Ensemble Kicks off its 26th Season Sunday
One of Chicago’s longest running chamber music groups will be kicking off its 26th season, The Journey Continues, with three concerts starting this Sunday. The Orion Ensemble is a quartet […]
Review: Music of the Baroque Wowed on Saturday Night
Leave it to Jane Glover and her fairly small orchestra and chorus to give a gargantuan performance of a classical music leviathan to a sold out crowd on Saturday night. […]
Review: Duo Diorama Highlighted Chicago Soundings on Tuesday Night
George Flynn’s long running series of contemporary classical music had its latest installment Tuesday evening when Duo Diorama performed music by Flynn and Diorama pianist Winston Choi. Flynn was the […]
Preview: 30th Chicago Duo Piano Festival Opens With a Russian Flair This Sunday
The Chicago Duo Piano Festival opens this Sunday with Russian Masterpieces, a concert of Russian music performed by Russian pianists Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov at Nichols Concert Hall in […]
Preview: Grant Park Music Festival Opens on Wednesday
The Grant Park Festival begins its 19th season with Artistic Director Carlos Kalmar at the helm this Wednesday with a program that includes the Grant Park Chorus and baritone Dashon […]
Preview: Rockefeller Carillon New Music Festival Will Ring Out This Friday and Saturday
The Rockefeller Chapel will be hosting the Carillon New Music Festival this Friday afternoon/evening and all day Saturday. This festival features the world premieres of 16 works, including several commissioned […]
Review: Anderson and Roe Showed Off An Exciting Approach on Saturday Evening
The young piano duo of Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe offered their unique classical performance innovations at Northwestern University’s Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on Saturday night. In this […]
Preview: Evgeny Kissin Returns with a Daring Program on Sunday
A month following his appearance with the Emerson String Quartet, pianist Evgeny Kissin will return to Symphony Center on Sunday to offer a daring solo recital that is best described […]
Preview: Third Coast Percussion to Premiere Paddle to the Sea on Sunday Evening
Chicago’s Grammy Award winning Third Coast Percussion will be offering a water-themed program that includes the Chicago premiere of their new piece, Paddle to the Sea at Thalia Hall on […]
Review: Thomas Nickell and Oistrakh Symphony Wowed on a Wintry Saturday
It was an abysmal day to have to go outside this past Saturday, when we headed to Music Under Glass at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The “wintry mix” was far […]
Review: Evgeny Kissin and Emerson Quartet Shined on Sunday
The Emerson String Quartet teamed up with pianist Evgeny Kissin for a lively performance at Symphony Center on Sunday. The pairing combined the Emersons’ wizened experience with Kissin’s vigor. Having […]
Emanuel Ax Played With Warmth and Passion at the Symphony Center
With the maturity that only comes from a career spanning 45 years, Emanuel Ax gave a delightful performance at Symphony Center on Sunday afternoon. The program was a careful blend […]