Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

Riccardo Muti conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Elena Guseva (left) and Marianne Crebassa. Photo: Todd Rosenberg When the current Chicago Symphony ...