Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Bach Week Festival Made a Fine Return to In-person Performance

In the 2019-2020 concert season, the classical music world was absorbed in Beethoven250, the celebration of the 250th anniversary of that master’s birth. As the calendar flipped from February to […]

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Classical, Features, Interviews, Music

Feature: Chicago Embraces a Major Talent: Clarice Assad

One of the more recent arrivals to Chicago’s vibrant art music scene is a product of a musical family in Brazil. Clarice Assad had lived in Chicago on and off […]

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Classical, Features, Music

Feature: Music Institute of Chicago Continues its Mission, Pandemic or Not

One of Chicago’s longest serving music organizations has continued to operate under the trying circumstances posed by a pandemic. While COVID-19 has affected the ways in which the Music Institute […]

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Classical, Music

Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Performed Immortal Schubert

Few things are more enjoyable than a stunning performance of an absolute masterpiece, which is how the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center opened their 2019-2020 season at the Harris […]

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Feature: Cedille Records Celebrates 30 Years of Illuminating Chicago’s Art Music Scene

This year marks a milestone for the Chicago classical music community. In 1989 Jim Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, and, in the ensuing 30 years, this independent label has produced nearly […]

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Classical, Music

Music Institute of Chicago Academy Displays Student Talent, Training in Concert

The students from the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy showed off their talent on Saturday night in a performance celebrating the academy’s 10 years of training in musical excellence. The […]

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Classical, Music

Preview: Chicago Music Academy to Celebrate 10 Years of Musical Excellence

The Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary with a performance of its student orchestra featuring alumni Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Lipman. The concert will take place […]

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