Reviews
June 16, 2011
Kalmar, orchestra knock Grant Park festival opener out of the park, despite downpour 
by John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune more...
June 15, 2011
Soggy weather can't dampen fiery music-making at Grant Park season opener
by Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review more...
August 23, 2010
Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra Close the Summer in Grand Style with Mahler
This Mahler performance largely provided a rousing ending to yet another rich season from the Grant Park Music Festival, one of our city’s leading cultural treasures. more...
August 22, 2010
Mahler Reaches Appropriate Heights Under Kalmar's Baton
The "Resurrection" also began the relationship between Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra that led him to become principal conductor of the summer music festival. more...
August 21, 2010
Grant Park Music Festival Mahler Symphony No. 2 Resurrection
Kalmar, with his unmistakable mop of silver-tipped hair...engages in an expressive pantomime, locked in the embrace of his orchestra as we whirl around some long-ago Viennese ballroom. more...
August 19, 2010
Gutiérrez, Kalmar Strike Sparks in Brahms Concerto
Conductor Carlos Kalmar brought a light touch to this forgettable piece, strings and brass nicely balanced and an impulsiveness that was quite enjoyable. With the brass singing out and the strings smooth and ingratiating. more...
August 18, 2010
Mozart and Rossini Finales
The Grant Park Music Festival is to be commended for showcasing the talents of these performers who have distinguished themselves in such a variety of operatic roles. more...
August 15, 2010
Review of Dvorak's Requiem
We were reminded in that moment...how the inspired performance of a brilliantly conceived musical work can transport us far beyond the day-to-day vagaries of the human condition and into the realm of the Divine. more...
