Reviews
July 30, 2010
A Rare Stravinsky Kiss 
In the case of the Grant Park Music Festival this summer, there has rarely been that one sure bet for comfort-food programming. Instead, each week is more like a collective civic discovery, and such was the case more...
July 30, 2010
Lintu Brings Bracing Energy
A program that began with adapted Tchaikovsky ended with authentic Tchaikovsky, his tone poem "Capriccio italien." If nothing else, Lintu proved there's life in this pops potboiler yet. more...
July 19, 2010
Grant Park Debut Smacks of Child's Play
It generally succeeded in entertaining a contemporary audience in a way that was common a half century or more ago. more...
July 17, 2010
Grant Park Orchestra Offers Taste of Sophisticated Whimsy
Young families thronged to Millennium Park's Great Lawn as the Grant Park Orchestra performed whimsical works by Respighi, Britten and Brahms....the Grant Park Music Festival has engaged its mass audiences without forsaking creativity. more...
July 15, 2010
Cellist Gerhardt Sparks Russian Program at Grant Park
There was outstanding playing by the Grant Park musicians throughout with especially inspired work from trumpeter David Gordon, pianist Andrea Swan, and flutist Mary Stolper. more...
July 11, 2010
A Woman Conductor on The Grant Park Podium? Yes, and A Most Talented One
The gifted Chinese-American conductor, Xian Zhang, made an impressive debut with the Grant Park Orchestra at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park more...
July 10, 2010
Xian Zhang Sharp with Buoyant Music
The dynamic young Chinese conductor Xian Zhang on the podium meant that things moved quickly and with precision and excitement as well...Second Symphony of Sibelius, was perhaps pushed too briskly, but still served as a showcase for the excellence of the Grant Park Orchestra including the extended parts for strings, horns, brass, and percussion. more...
July 09, 2010
Mexican History Plays Out Somewhat Awkwardly in Grant Park Concert
A sharper focus on the music and a better sense of organization would have made these points more clearly, and the evening more coherent, with or without a rainstorm. more...
July 09, 2010
Sibelius Soars On A Glorious Evening with The Grant Park Orchestra
The performance gathered in assurance and dramatic power as it unfolded. The orchestra played superbly, and Zhang was mostly responsive to the score’s colorful effects. more...
