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Music and Theater Critic. Past President, Music Critics Assn. of North America at classicalvoiceamerica.org. Visit Chicago coverage at ChicagoOnTheAisle.com

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On ‘Alpine’ Peak, Fiery New Bird Spreads His Wings With Chicago SO

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By Nancy Malitz Verified
| Classical Voice North America
The Ravinia Festival debut of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director-designate, Klaus Mäkelä, coincided with a $75 million transformation of the Hunter Pavilion focused on improved acoustics, sightlines, and amenities out front and backstage. America’s longest running music festival, Ravinia dates back to 1904. (Photos by Kyle Dunleavy) HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual residency at the Ravinia Festival has bubbled with unusual exuberance this summer.
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On ‘Alpine’ Peak, Fiery New Bird Spreads His Wings With Chicago SO

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By Nancy Malitz Verified
| Classical Voice North America
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual residency at the Ravinia Festival has bubbled with unusual exuberance this summer. The bounteously gifted Klaus Mäkelä does not become the CSO’s next music director until September 2027, but two Mäkelä-led programs on Aug. 6 and 7 in the festival’s substantially updated Hunter Pavilion gave the distinct impression of a new era already underway.
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Enduring power of Verdi’s Requiem felt anew in Muti’s fierce production with CSO, Chorus

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By Nancy Malitz Verified
| Chicago on the Aisle Verified
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 season concluded June 19-24 with four performances of Verdi’s Requiem Mass, a signature work of conductor Riccardo Muti, CSO Music Director Emeritus for Life. (Todd Rosenberg Photography) Commentary: In concerts preceding the Requiem, Riccardo Muti spotlighted the CSO’s stellar principal trumpet, Esteban Batallán.
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