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CSO review: Bronfman and Ax take on Brahms Piano Concertos

August 3, 2019 at 10:13 a.m.

Few piano concertos speak as cogently as the two that came from Brahms' pen. Though vastly different in character, together they represent a pinnacle of 19th century pianism. True, each...

Saxophonist Pat Mallinger, far right, will kick off the annual "August is Charlie Parker Month" festivities at the Jazz Showcase.

The Jazz Showcase celebrates Charlie Parker again … for the 65th time

July 30, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.

Has any club devoted more time and energy to the legacy of Charlie Parker than the Jazz Showcase? Seems unlikely, considering that this week the venerable institution will present its...

An eye-opening ‘Auschwitz’ exhibition in New York illuminates a dark era

July 29, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

What was Auschwitz? To Primo Levi, the chemist whose memoir "Survival in Auschwitz" unflinchingly chronicled what happened there, "It was all incomprehensible and mad." To Viktor E. Frankl, the psychiatrist...

From left, Renee Fleming performs with members of the Emerson String Quartet and actress Jennifer Ehle at Ravinia's Martin Theatre Sunday in Highland Park.

Ravinia review: Renee Fleming brings to life Andre Previn’s ‘Penelope’

July 29, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

It wouldn't be exactly right to say that "Penelope," which received its Chicago-area premiere Sunday afternoon at the Ravinia Festival, was Andre Previn's last composition. For the monodrama, with Tom...

Cello player Ifetayo Ali-Landing solos as conductor Marin Alsop leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a tribute to Leonard Bernstein at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Saturday, July 27, 2019.

CSO review: A vast exploration of Leonard Bernstein’s legacy over 2 nights

July 28, 2019 at 9:31 a.m.

It was a Lenny kind of weekend. On Saturday night , conductor Marin Alsop led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and soloists at the Ravinia Festival in "Leonard Bernstein: Man for...

Chicago jazz singer Maggie Brown will perform during a dance tribute to Nina Simone.

Jazz and tap converge in Rhythm World

July 25, 2019 at 7:46 a.m.

Jazz and tap have an intimate relationship — made possible by the joy of rhythm. That immutable fact will become apparent once again this weekend in Chicago, when the 29th...

Barbra Streisand performs at the United Center in Chicago in 2016.

Barbra on Barbra: Streisand riffs on music, anti-Semitism and how Chicago has always brought her good luck

July 24, 2019 at 1:14 p.m.

After all the Grammys, Oscars and Emmys, after all the Hollywood celebrity, political activism, pet causes and whatnot, one factor – above all – stands at the center of Barbra...

Ravinia review: Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ gets a brilliant encore, bound for TV

July 21, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

Last summer, the Ravinia Festival achieved an artistic high point with a vividly conceived production of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass," to celebrate the composer's centennial. But what happened Saturday night at...

Grant Park Orchestra review: Radiant music amid another storm

July 18, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

The weather may have been tempestuous, but the music was pure sunshine Thursday evening at Millennium Park. This being a concert by the Grant Park Orchestra, perhaps it was inevitable...

Frieda Lee will headline a "Jazz at the Cabaret" show at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater.

Can jazz and cabaret make beautiful music together?

July 18, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.

In our musically fragmented world, everything from radio formats to marketing campaigns keeps listeners confined to one genre or another. Or tries to. But some activists are working to break...

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