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Graham Emberton

Graham Emberton is a violinist and teacher based in Chicago, where he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Performance at DePaul University. A recent Chicagoan, Graham is excited to be exploring the various musical events on offer in the Windy City.

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Heroic Strauss from Jonathan Nott and the Chicago Symphony

By Graham Emberton, 07 January 2016

Jonathan Nott, Johannes Moser, and the CSO portray a traditional program in particularly evocative fashion

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Heroic Strauss from Jonathan Nott and the Chicago Symphony

By Graham Emberton

Masterful Muti rounds out the year with the CSO

By Graham Emberton, 03 December 2015

Mixed results in the 20th century portion of the program are remedied with some very fine Beethoven playing.

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Masterful Muti rounds out the year with the CSO

By Graham Emberton

Zukerman and the Chicago Symphony perform Baroque Concerti and Mozart Masterworks

By Graham Emberton, 19 November 2015

Great chemistry between conductor (and violinist, and violist!) Pinchas Zukerman and the CSO leads to joyful performances.

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Baroque Concerti and Mozart Masterworks

By Graham Emberton

A look back, a look forward from Edo de Waart in Chicago

By Graham Emberton, 12 November 2015

A potpourri of styles and chronology portrayed effectively by Edo de Waart, Augustin Hadelich, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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A look back, a look forward from Edo de Waart in Chicago

By Graham Emberton

A luminous Merry Widow in Chicago

By Graham Emberton, 14 November 2015

Love, light, levity, life. A joyful performance of Franz Lehár's Parisian operetta offers catharsis in troubling times.

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A luminous Merry Widow in Chicago

By Graham Emberton

Hearts on their Sleeves: Feddeck and the CSO perform Rachmaninov 2

By Graham Emberton, 17 October 2015

Romantic works are rendered with passion by young conductor James Feddeck and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Hearts on their Sleeves: Feddeck and the CSO perform Rachmaninov 2

By Graham Emberton

Sparkling La Cenerentola at Lyric Opera Chicago

By Graham Emberton, 10 October 2015

A star-studded cast headlined by Isabel Leonard and Lawrence Browlee share a hilarious production of La Cenerentola – complete with rat ballet corps!

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Sparkling La Cenerentola at Lyric Opera Chicago

By Graham Emberton

A Brahmsian evening with Bychkov and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

By Graham Emberton, 08 October 2015

A modern piece inspired by Brahms, and two of the composer's masterworks are rendered in fine fashion by Semyon Bychkov and the CSO.

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A Brahmsian evening with Bychkov

By Graham Emberton

Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra tackle warhorses and novelties

By Graham Emberton, 01 October 2015

Familiar works of Mozart and Beethoven were paired with pieces by Hindemith and Prokofiev for an eclectic program.

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Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra tackle warhorses and novelties

By Graham Emberton

Muti and the CSO energize in piquant program of Mediterranean and Latin American music

By Graham Emberton, 24 September 2015

A successful night of flavorful pieces, including a harp concerto by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera.

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A piquant program from Muti and the CSO

By Graham Emberton

Something old, something new, all exceptional from the Chicago Symphony and Ludovic Morlot

By Graham Emberton, 28 May 2015

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra programmed something for everybody with a line-up of Berlioz, Beethoven, and a newly commisioned violin concerto from Anna Clyne.

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Something old, something new, all exceptional

By Graham Emberton

Monster Messiaen Concludes CSO's "French Reveries and Passions" Festival

By Graham Emberton, 21 May 2015

This final concert of a three-week festival of French music featured works by Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen. In a clever bit of programming, the number of performers on stage grew from one flautist on the first piece to a symphony of over 100 for the last.

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Monster Messiaen Concludes CSO's "French Reveries and Passions" Festival

By Graham Emberton

Bravura and bonhomie on display in Chicago chamber concert

By Graham Emberton, 17 May 2015

Yo-Yo Ma joined forces with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an afternoon of French chamber music

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Bravura and bonhomie in Chicago

By Graham Emberton

L'Enfant et les sortilèges opens Chicago Symphony's “French Reveries and Passions” festival

By Graham Emberton, 07 May 2015

Whimsical program of French symphonic and operatic works opens the CSO's "French Reveries and Passions" festival.

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L'Enfant et les sortilèges opens CSO's French festival

By Graham Emberton

Haitink and the CSO thrill in Mahler's Seventh

By Graham Emberton, 09 April 2015

Venerated Dutch maestro leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in one of Mahler's less familiar symphonies

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Haitink and the CSO thrill in Mahler's Seventh

By Graham Emberton

Jerusalem Quartet warms hearts in Chicago

By Graham Emberton, 27 February 2015

The Jerusalem Quartet offered a compelling rendition of works by Mozart, Bartók, and Schumann in the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall.

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Jerusalem Quartet warms hearts in Chicago

By Graham Emberton