United States Dvořák, The Spectre’s Bride: Jonita Lattimore (soprano), Brendan Tuohy (tenor), Stephen Hegedus (bass), Grant Park Chorus, Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Millennium Park, Chicago, 17.8.2012 (JLZ)
James L. Zychowicz
Muti Closes Chicago Season with Unusual Pairing
United States Paganini and Bruckner: Robert Chen (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Symphony Center , Chicago, 23.6.2012 (JLZ)
Stephen Hough Goes for the “Strange”
United States Beethoven, Hough, Scriabin, Liszt: Stephen Hough (piano), Symphony Center, Chicago, 10.6.2012 (JLZ)
Pinnock Brings a Scotch Snap to Chicago
United States Debussy, Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano), Stefan Jackiw (violin), Pavel Gomziako (cello), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 8.6.2012 (JLZ)
Beefy Excitement from David Robertson and the CSO
United Kingdom Hindemith, Beethoven, and Rachmaninov: Emanuel Ax (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 26.5.2012 (JLZ)
Koopman Conducts 18th Century Works in Chicago
United States Haydn, Locatelli, Rebel, Mozart: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 12.5.2012 (JLZ)
Unintentional Humor in Händel’s “Rinaldo” at Chicago Lyric
United States Händel, Rinaldo: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Harry Bicket (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 16.3.2012 (JLZ)
Rarely Heard in Chicago – Mahler and Schoenberg with the CSO
United States Mahler and Schoenberg: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Michelle De Young (mezzo soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Nott (conductor), Symphony Center, Chicago, 3.3.2012 (JLZ)