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‘Rite of Spring’ and a young piano sensation sparkle in CSO concert ablaze with surprises

Nov 15, 2012 – 12:33 pm
Daniil Trifonov photo by Vadim Shults

Review: There was the ice-cracking shock of a sudden Russian spring at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall on Wednesday night, and I am not solely referring to Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” which was on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s program. Freshness abounded in the performance of 21-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov. ★★★★★