The University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform Strauss, Mahler, and Brahms, among others, this coming Saturday.
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USO concert to feature heavyweights of German romanticism
Salonen and Wagner transcendent
Salonen leads the CSO in a rousing performance of a Wagner classic, with a flawless soprano to boot.
Rach 3? What Rach 3? Sibelius shines under Elder and CSO
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs “The Water Goblin,” Dvorak’s symphonic poem; in the same performance, pianist Garrick Ohlsson takes on Rachimaninoff’s “Third Piano Concerto.”
CSO’s debt to Dutch artistry continues
Tomorrow, the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra will mount the single performance of its concert featuring Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, and Johannes Brahms—three of the biggest names of late 19th-century music. Barbara Schubert, the Director of Performance Programs in the…
CSO Even Better at Beethoven’s Seventh
Tomorrow, the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra will mount the single performance of its concert featuring Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, and Johannes Brahms—three of the biggest names of late 19th-century music. Barbara Schubert, the Director of Performance Programs in the…
In Philharmonia performance of Beethoven and Berlioz, conductor’s personality is manifest
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen’s excitement for the symphonies at hand elevated the night’s performances.
At CSO, riveting performance of obscure Beethoven mass
Bernard Haitink brilliantly conducts underplayed masterpiece Missa solemnis.
Enthusiastic conductor leads CSO in speedy concert
Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden guest-conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this past Wednesday.
CSO shines with Ton Koopman and the mid-18th century
Ton Koopman conducted “Mozart & Beethoven” at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this past Saturday.
Mediocre production can’t compensate for ‘Teseo’s dull plot
Chicago Opera Theater’s production of ‘Teseo’ leaves much to be desired.
Chicago Opera Theater puts on intimate Shostakovitch revival
At the COT, a light-hearted treatment of Moscow, Cheryomushki, a Shostakovitch operetta from the ’50s.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert showcases Strauss
Duitot conducts three special performances of Strauss at the CSO.