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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Neil Steinberg

INSANE: Something to fight for - The Real Truth

Conductor Dalia Stasevska made her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut Dec. 8. Six weeks earlier she was driving a van filled with supplies into her native Ukraine. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg)

Musicians bridge the chasm between our world of woe and the higher sphere of the sublime. Just look at Dalia Stasevska. Six weeks ago she was driving a van filled with supplies into war-torn Ukraine, her homeland. Last weekend, she made her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducting a trio of concerts.

“It was fantastic,” she said. “This is a legendary orchestra. I grew up listening to their recordings.”

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