Articles tagged with: Weijing Wang
From an exotic lark for cellos to MusicNOW, CSO ventures bring heat to frosty cityscape
![From an exotic lark for cellos to MusicNOW, CSO ventures bring heat to frosty cityscape Giovanni Sollima and Yo-Yo Ma perform world premiere of Sollima's 'Antidotum Tarantula XXI' with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Jan. 30, 2014 (Todd Rosenberg)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Giovanni-Sollima-and-Yo-Yo-Ma-perform-world-premiere-of-Sollimas-Antidotum-Tarantula-XX1-with-Chicago-Symphony-Orchestra-Todd-Rosenberg-125x125.jpg)
Review: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and its au courant offshoot MusicNOW introduced four contemporary works to Chicago in the space of a single week, including the world premiere of a double cello concerto featuring Yo-Yo Ma and cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima. It’s been cold in Chicago, but it feels like spring with a Riccardo Muti residency in full bloom.
Sparked by belief in music’s healing power, Civitas lights up hospital and concert hall
![Sparked by belief in music’s healing power, Civitas lights up hospital and concert hall Civitas members Yuan-Qing Wu (violin), Kenneth Olsen (cello) and J. Lawrie Bloom (clarinet) with their favorite audience, hospitalized children (credit Civitas)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Civitas-members-Yuan-Qing-Wu-violin-Kenneth-Olsen-cello-and-J.-Lawrie-Bloom-clarinet-with-their-favorite-audience-hospitalized-children-credit-Civitas-125x125.jpg)
Concerts by the chamber music ensemble Civitas are as likely to take place at Lurie Children’s Hospital as they are on a concert stage, and perhaps that focus helps to explain the particular warmth and humor of the group’s programming sensibility. Its performances radiate joyful vigor, a happy blend of virtuosity and camaraderie. ““The last thing we want to be is stodgy,” says founder Yuan-Qing Yu.