Chicago Classical Review

See, the conquering hero comes from Judas Maccabeus is one of Handel’s most rousing numbers. The triumphant…

It’s been nearly two years since the Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen moved to London from Los Angeles, where…

For thousands of music lovers, the highlight of Chicago’s musical season is about to begin.

On Thursday night pianist Mitsuko…

1. The Pacifica Quartet in Shostakovich’s Quartets Nos. 1-3

The Pacifica Quartet’s presentation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s complete string quartets…

The Chicago Humanities Festival has traditionally served up an array of varied and distinctive offerings…

The late Brezhnev era–a favorable period for the production of nuclear weapons, political arrests and wheat shortages–was not…

David Daniels has been a favorite of Lyric Opera of Chicago audiences since 2003 when he moped across the stage…

A precocious music-loving 9-year-old boy wrote a letter to Michael Tilson Thomas after hearing him lead the San Francisco Symphony…

When violinist Robert McDuffie commissioned a new concerto from Philip Glass he made just one request.

“He wanted four movements,”…

Beginning Sunday, Chicago audiences will have the rare opportunity to embark upon a musical journey that will…