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The three fiddlers work so closely together that they sound as one; the additional violins add depth and rich tone. 

Filled with racks hung with a dizzying array of bells and gongs, Third Coast percussionists had absorbed this piece into its very bones. Thanks, perhaps, to mental telepathy, the quartet and orchestra operated as a single, expressively rhythmic unit.

Third Coast Percussion reminded audiences of the increasingly vital roles new classical music and early music play in the performing arts life of Chicago.

Third Coast Percussion won its first Grammy Award Sunday, February 12, for their acclaimed Cedille Records release, Third Coast Percussion / Steve Reich.

Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen, who delivered a gracious and sensitive account of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21.

Juho Pohjonen, with his fingers seeming to barely touch the keys, he produced bubbly strings of sixteenth notes, ranging up and down the keyboard with an effortless technique.

Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. 

He is a gifted humorist (as with his music making, he doesn’t press) and his banter helps some people feel less threatened by classical music.

The critically acclaimed Takács Quartet performs a complete Bartók string quartet cycle-a musical touchstone of the 20th century, composed over a span of three decades.

The Takacs Quartet always shows that there is, and must be, room for insightful, intense performances of major works.