Chicago Tribune critic eager for van Zweden debut
New Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director Jaap van Zweden is making his Chicago Symphony debut this week and next. And in a Tuesday advance, Chicago Tribune music critic John von Rhein sounded keen...
View ArticleChicago critics love van Zweden
Dallas Symphony music director Jaap van Zweden got rave reviews for his Chicago Symphony debut last week. “One of the most impressive podium debuts Orchestra Hall has witnessed in many a season,”...
View ArticleVan Zweden a hit — again — in Chicago
Dallas Symphony music director Jaap van Zweden was back conducting the Chicago Symphony last week, and once again he was a hit. “He scored a major success,” John von Rhein wrote in the Chicago...
View ArticleMore glowing Chicago reviews for van Zweden
Dallas Symphony music director Jaap van Zweden has been a hit in Chicago ever since his first guest-conducting gig there in 2008. He got glowing reviews for his Saturday-night Chicago Symphony...
View ArticlePraise for van Zweden from Chicago critic
At Santa Fe Opera “Pearl Fishers” Tuesday I was sitting behind John von Rhein, longtime classical music critic of the Chicago Tribune. Just before the performance, John turned around to chat, and said...
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