Chicago Sinfonietta “Día de los Muertos” Concert Review – Infusing Cool into Classical Music

“Chicago Sinfonietta is creating an audience for classical music and doing it with great imagination and boldness. If you are seeking the consummate classical music performance the Chicago Sinfonietta might disappoint. But if you want to share in the enthusiasm of a crowd heavily populated with people hearing classical music for the first time you can do no better than attending a Sinfonietta concert.

“The imaginative touches they make — whether adding sips of wine to make for congenial chats at intermissions to the mists and costumes of Day of the Dead — are making classical music way cool. Bravo!”

 

Read more about the Chicago Sinfonietta’s Día de los Muertos concert in Splash Magazines’ review!

Review: Chicago Sinfonietta Celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

Review: Chicago Sinfonietta’s ’13-14 Season Opener

Can classical music and hip hop dance truly be friends?

I don’t know…

…but the Chicago Sinfonietta had the guts to try it in its opening performance for the 2013-14 season at Symphony Center Saturday night. The first half of the evening was a fascinating salad of Swan Lake, Hip Hop Dance, symphonic Americana, and Aram Khachaturian.”

Hear more about this collaboration in Lauren Warnecke’s review of our performance on Art Intercept!