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Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra
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“Let the door be shut and bolted”

“Let the door be shut and bolted”

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
Classical MusicClassical Music
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Omar’s Journey is a new milestone for the Quad City Symphony

Omar’s Journey is a new milestone for the Quad City Symphony

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
Berlin PhilharmonicBerlin Philharmonic
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Mahler, Bruckner, and a nose-picking moment of truth

Mahler, Bruckner, and a nose-picking moment of truth

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago Symphony Orchestra
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Palindromic beauty at the CSO with Vilde Frang and Hannu Lintu

Palindromic beauty at the CSO with Vilde Frang and Hannu Lintu

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
Classical MusicClassical Music
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Elena Dubinets heads to the Concertgebouw

Elena Dubinets heads to the Concertgebouw

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
ShostakovichShostakovich
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Klaus Mäkelä meets Shostakovich

Klaus Mäkelä meets Shostakovich

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
Classical MusicClassical Music
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John Sharp and Don Quixote: Chicago Symphony’s principal cellist returns to a classic role

John Sharp and Don Quixote: Chicago Symphony’s principal cellist returns to a classic role

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
theatretheatre
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Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on overlooked masterpiece

Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on overlooked masterpiece

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
classicalclassical
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Tension and drama abound in CSO’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Walton’s Viola Concerto

Tension and drama abound in CSO’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Walton’s Viola Concerto

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
MusicMusic
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Seattle Opera’s ‘X’ Reflects on Malcolm X’s Legacy, past and present

Seattle Opera’s ‘X’ Reflects on Malcolm X’s Legacy, past and present

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
MusicMusic
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Randall Goosby and Christian Reif shine in Seattle Symphony debut

Randall Goosby and Christian Reif shine in Seattle Symphony debut

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen
BeethovenBeethoven
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Kahchun Wong’s musical alchemy: Beethoven and Mahler in perfect harmony

Kahchun Wong’s musical alchemy: Beethoven and Mahler in perfect harmony

Zach Carstensen
Zach Carstensen