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Met’s “Kavalier & Clay” mixes stunning production with largely lightweight music – Sep 23, 2025
The best works of art, in any medium, are built to […]
“Orfeo” in excelsis: Outstanding cast opens Music of the Baroque’s season in dramatic style – Sep 17, 2025
In recent years Music of the Baroque has traditionally opened a […]
Organist Jacobs illuminates Bach’s “Art of Fugue” in living color – Sep 12, 2025
For an evening’s entertainment, which would you choose–the movie Oppenheimer or […]
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 […]
