February 13th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
After four long years of searching for the right music director, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra got its man. Riccardo Muti took the helm in 2010 and has brought to Chicago his passion for “building bridges with music, to reaching listeners who might never set foot inside a concert hall or...
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February 10th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
Steven Winn examines the resurgence of orchestral music in Kansas City. “You hear the trembling of the world,” Kansas City Symphony music director Michael Stern promised the packed-house crowd at Helzberg Hall. He was telling the audience what to expect in the premonitory opening moments of...
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February 8th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
In this Chicago Tribune profile of Deborah Rutter, President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, her job is summed up this way: …foremost, she must keep her audiences happy. This encompasses everyone from the students who sit in the gallery to the folks who pass their names on the donor...
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February 1st, 2012 by Beth Hondl
Steven Winn examines Ludovic Morlot’s new vision for the Seattle Symphony. Ludovic Morlot, the ebullient new 38-year-old music director of the Seattle Symphony, is making waves in his city, creating fresh pathways of connection between the orchestra and its community. According to a...
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