Author Archive
Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra deliver stirring and eloquent Elgar – Jun 24, 2014
Over eight decades, there are not many works that have been […]
Muti, Chicago Symphony wrap season with resounding Mahler – Jun 22, 2014
There’s plenty of empty local boosterism in Chicago to go around—political, […]
Even with von Stade, Gordon’s inert “Coffin” is a deadly night in Philadelphia – Jun 07, 2014
Opera singers sometimes have had second careers in music theater or […]
Chicago Symphony’s festival opener light on artistic truth but delivers sonic power – May 24, 2014
Whatever else one can say about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Truth […]
Emanuel Ax gracefully reveals the once and future Brahms – May 20, 2014
The third and final program of Emanuel Ax’s “Brahms Project” series […]
Jansons, Bavarian Symphony close Carnegie stand with rapturous Brahms – May 20, 2014
Not even the promise of Brahms’s enduringly popular Symphony No. 2 […]
Slatkin, Chicago Symphony pack the house for a successful (and rare) American program – Apr 19, 2014
If you are an aficionado of American music, you best hightail […]
Anne Akiko Meyers eager to tackle Bates Violin Concerto with Chicago Symphony – Apr 17, 2014
It was a leap into the unknown for composer and soloist […]
With his studio transplanted, Charles Ives’ music lives again at the American Academy of Arts and Letters – Apr 15, 2014
Sunday afternoon, the American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a […]
Father-daughter team shines in Detroit revival of Bolcom’s “A View from the Bridge” – Apr 06, 2014
“I ain’t her father,” says the rough Brooklyn dock worker Eddie […]
