Articles tagged with: Yuri Bashmet
Holy cow! Frantic CSO, in Asia sans Muti, endures nail-biting days but tour stage set
![Holy cow! Frantic CSO, in Asia sans Muti, endures nail-biting days but tour stage set Liberty Times headlines about the Chicago Symphony tour substitions Jan. 21 2012](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Liberty-Times-headlines-about-the-Chicago-Symphony-tour-substitions-Jan.-21-2012-125x125.jpg)
CSO Asia Tour Report:The Liberty Times Taipei headline says “The great Chicago Symphony Orchestra breaks its normal rule and tours with two soloists; Taiwan’s music lovers gain the most.” The optimism is a welcome development for CSO leaders who raced against time to forge a solution when illness forced music director Riccardo Muti to pull out of the orchestra’s imminent Asia tour. Concerts begin Jan. 24 in Taipei and end Feb. 7 in Seoul.