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Rare Bruch, familiar Beethoven take flight in Vänskä’s Grant Park debut – Jul 04, 2025
The Grant Park Music Festival’s podium batting average is impressive, invariably […]
Muti wraps the Chicago Symphony’s season with a powerful Verdi Requiem (again) – Jun 21, 2025
When the current Chicago Symphony Orchestra season was announced last year, […]
Ólafsson brings rarefied artistry to Bach, Beethoven and Schubert – Jun 10, 2025
It has been a jam-packed weekend for pianophiles. The three-week Van […]
Aristo Sham takes the Gold at Cliburn Competition – Jun 08, 2025
In a concluding ceremony Saturday evening, Aristo Sham, 29, of Hong Kong, […]
Cliburn Competition closes with thunder and poetry – Jun 07, 2025
With medals hanging in the balance, the last three of six […]
Three finalists take impressive last shots in Cliburn Competition – Jun 07, 2025
It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the […]
Russian pianists shine on second night of Cliburn finals – Jun 05, 2025
The temperature of the Final Round of the Van Cliburn International […]
American Wang is a standout in first night of Cliburn Competition finals – Jun 04, 2025
After two intense weeks of solo mini-recitals and Mozart concertos and […]
A beautiful, riveting tragedy with Chicago Symphony’s Mahler Sixth – May 10, 2025
With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down […]
Stars come out with Mutter and friends at Carnegie Hall – May 08, 2025
Some chamber music fans prefer the communal, no-stars ethos of an […]
