Summer 2022 in Chicago
It’s the last day of August, and thus, the summer classical music season has finally come to a close here … Continue reading Summer 2022 in Chicago
L’ultima volta: Muti Conducts Un Ballo in Maschera & the Concert for Chicago
“Addio per sempre, miei figli…” (“Farewell forever, my children…”) These are the final, parting words of Riccardo, the Boston governor … Continue reading L’ultima volta: Muti Conducts Un Ballo in Maschera & the Concert for Chicago
Muti Conducts Beethoven, Bottesini, Still, & Price
It’s finally May in Chicago, and with this new month came a new spring residency in the city for Maestro … Continue reading Muti Conducts Beethoven, Bottesini, Still, & Price
In memoriam: Radu Lupu (1945-2022)
I can’t tell you what a shock it was to learn yesterday that the legendary pianist Radu Lupu had passed … Continue reading In memoriam: Radu Lupu (1945-2022)
Muti Conducts Mahler, Bruckner, Symphony Ball, and the 2022 Chicago Youth in Music Festival
Spring is here in Chicago, and although the cool weather here in the city doesn’t necessarily reflect the changing of … Continue reading Muti Conducts Mahler, Bruckner, Symphony Ball, and the 2022 Chicago Youth in Music Festival
Blomstedt Conducts Bruckner 4
The last concert I heard right before the whole pandemic shutdown in March 2020 just so happened to be Maestro … Continue reading Blomstedt Conducts Bruckner 4
Muti Conducts Beethoven 9
In Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, towards the end of the third movement (Adagio molto e cantabile)—the movement which Arturo Toscanini famously … Continue reading Muti Conducts Beethoven 9
A Muti-Uchida Reunion for Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
I have to say that one of the fondest and most special concert memories I’ve ever had in Orchestra Hall … Continue reading A Muti-Uchida Reunion for Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
A Traversal through Music in January
Happy new year everyone! January in Chicago is finishing up, and honestly, this first month of the new year flew … Continue reading A Traversal through Music in January
Counting Down…Best of 2021
Wow, what a year it’s been. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is still not fully behind us, we’ve definitely made … Continue reading Counting Down…Best of 2021
Le Corso del Destino 