Bill Gowen
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Variety key to CSO's next seasonMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2011-12 season, announced last month, features major artistic initiatives and much more. A year from now (March 15-17, 2012), Music Dire...
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Muti expected to open new CSO seasonFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 121st season announced Monday has something for everyone. Even though CSO music director Riccardo Muti was unable to attend Monday's new...
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Lyric season to include 'Show Boat'Feb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - For his farewell year as Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, William Mason and his artistic team have come up what looks like a winning lineup announced this week...
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Conductors, orchestras made beautiful music in 2010Jan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The classical recording industry is still very much alive despite its ever-shrinking presence in brick-and-mortar stores. Today, the place to shop is online, including s...
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Muti to return to CSO in JanuaryOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has a lot to be thankful for this month after learning music director Riccardo Muti is feeling better while recuperating at his Ravenna, I...
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ESO's Beethoven weekend 'stirs the blood'Oct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the great musical celebrations of the brotherhood of man is on display this weekend, as the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Friday opened its 2010-11 season with Ludw...
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Chicago Symphony plans to celebrate 75th year at RaviniaSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 75th year of residency at its summer home, the Ravinia Festival, next year with a wide range of special programming. Fr...
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Lyric starts season with new production of 'Macbeth'Sep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Civic Opera House's Ardis Krainik Theatre is polished and ready for Friday's gala opening of Lyric Opera of Chicago's 56th season. The gold curtain will rise at 7 p...
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ESO seeks to balance budget, increase donationsAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Like all performing arts organizations, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra has been affected by the economic downturn of the past three years. Still, recently elected board pr...
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Chicago Sinfonietta unveils new music directorAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - In 1987, Paul Freeman founded the Chicago Sinfonietta with a goal that has since become the orchestra's stated mission: "Musical Excellence through Diversity." That phra...