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Donald Erb, major avant-garde composer, dies
... includes "The Seventh Trumpet," which was given its premiere in 1987 by Leonard Slatkin and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which commissioned it. That work reflects Mr. Erb's affinity for incorporating objects into his scores, in this case ...
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... but a really thoughtful and interesting and good person." Ravinia, the summer home of the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is the oldest music festival in the United States. Welz Kaufmann, Ravinia's president and chief executive, said in a ...
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... in China, then working with Gary Graffman at Curtis, filling in for Andre Watts at a 1999 Chicago Symphony Orchestra gala, and going on to the world's stages with recordings for Deutsche Grammophon. Lang Guoren hovered nearby, speaking no English, ...
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Ravinia's 'Giovanni' delivers up-close encounter with stars
... of the composer's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," it featured a reduced contingent of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ravinia's music director, James Conlon, and approximately 20 singers from the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. David ...
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... includes The Seventh Trumpet , which was given its premiere in 1987 by Leonard Slatkin and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , which commissioned it. He was appointed to the Cleveland Institute of Music faculty in 1952 and was appointed distinguished ...
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Books reviews: Where are the good vibrations?
... culture that rewards star performers with inflated fees and institutional sinecures like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra or the Berlin Staatsoper, he is also a tycoon. Coaxed by fawning interviewers, Barenboim discloses an unlovable tendency to ...
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... faithful accompanist, Peter Grunberg, she brought along Mathieu Dufour, principal flutist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was onstage as much as she, engaging in daredeviltry in duos with Grunberg and spinning limpid, languid lines in trios. ...
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... was a child prodigy on the piano. By age 11, he had performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans . In addition to his fascination ...
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Condensed 'Abduction' in Martin Theatre at Ravinia is comic gem
... came loud and clear Thursday evening in the Ravinia Festival's Martin Theatre when members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of festival music director James Conlon, presented Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio, " with a cast of ...
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Chicago Images from the archive
... . The image above is from one of my favorite places in the city: Orchestra Hall, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This image was shot from the boxes before a concert using 6x7 fuji tungsten-balanced film. Not surprisingly the medium format ...
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... and upcoming this fall, "The Express" with Dennis Quaid. Pianist Lang Lang performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on July 20 at Ravinia in Highland Park. Strange bedfellows: June Entwhisle Miller (left) and Megan Pratt, both of Lake Bluff, ...
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Monday Nights New Voices Returns To Chicago 8/11
... last seen in Chicago this past May conducting Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth in concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His work has been represented on Broadway in the Tony winning You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and internationally with his ...
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Curtain rising soon on Chicago's theater and cultural season
... St., Sept. 18-Nov. 16. Tickets are $20-$70. Call (312) 335-1650, or visit steppenwolf.org. Chicago Symphony Orchestra (classical music), Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Sept. 19-June 19, 2009. Macy's Day of Music (free) is ...
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... Carlos Kalmar on the podium. Over at Ravinia, Conlon will lead a reduced contingent of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the Mozart operas. Soloists for "Abduction" will be American sopranos Anna Christy as Blonde and Hanan Alattar as Constanze, ...
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Updated 8/8: CSO wins Stanley Cup in annual player/trustee softball game
The Ravinia Festival trustees and staff suffered another humiliating defeat July 24 when members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by their conductor James Conlon, won the annual softball game 14 to 3. The ...
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During the cold weather months, John Berwanger can be found at Symphony Hall on Michigan Avenue, listening to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in its traditional setting.
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CSO final concert of the season under the stars
During the cold weather months, John Berwanger can be found at Symphony Hall on Michigan Avenue, listening to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in its traditional setting.
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Tuesday's band concert features two soloists
... associate principal trombonist for the Oak Park/River Forest Symphony. He often appears with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the release said. The variety of music planned for this program should appeal to everyone, the release said. The city of ...
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Fried gives sensitive performance of Violin Concerto Ravinia
Superstar Itzhak Perlman was supposed to play Beethoven's Violin Concerto in the Ravinia Festival pavilion with James Conlon conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra the evening of Aug.
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... required. Aug. 14 , 7 p.m.: Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio," James Conlon , conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and soloists, in the Martin Theatre. $75; lawn $10. See the calendar for more Ravinia listings. Ravinia Festival, Lake-Cook ...
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