Bill Gowen
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Ravinia schedule heavy with headlinersMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Leading stars of the world of music, theater and dance will headline the Ravinia Festival, which opens its 2008 season May 31 and runs through mid-September with 150 eve...
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St. Charles Singers open season with two concertsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - This weekend, you have an opportunity to enjoy one of the Chicago area's finest professional choral groups when the St. Charles Singers present their first concerts of 2...
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Tchaikovsky's 'Onegin' reigns at LyricMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the great tunesmiths of music. His symphonies, concertos and overtures are staples of the symphonic repertoire, filled with memorable...
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Classic touches mark symphony's Russian programFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Hanson has assembled an inspired program for this weekend's fifth Classic Series concerts of the season. The composers are...
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Dvorak's symphonies highlight CSO seasonFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - With the announcement of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season, the spotlight was on guest conductors, major events and tours, which we discussed last week. Bu...
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CSO lineup for 2008-09 is setFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season, details of which were released Thursday, offers music from Bach to the 20th Century and beyond. The orchestra's 118th se...
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Arts groups to take part in symphony initiativeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The 2008-09 Chicago Symphony Orchestra season, annouced this week, has so many important components, it's difficult to select a few to discuss here. Before mentioning th...
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Lyric warms the heart with 'The Barber'Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the masterpieces of comic opera, Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) is back at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and a most welcome retur...
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Duo to create 'four-hand' piano sound at concertFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the joys of my musical childhood was attending concerts by the renowned duo-pianists Ferrante and Teicher during their annual national tours. That same unique so...
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Music director's ties with 'Ainadamar' run deepFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Robert Spano has a right to be proud of his long association with "Ainadamar," the opera by Osvaldo Golijov that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs this weekend. Sp...