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March 14

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Josef Špaček, violinist
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Martinů: Violin Concerto No. 1
Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Josef Špaček, violinist
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Martinů: Violin Concerto No. 1
Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violinist
Price: Concert Overture No. 2 
Barber: Violin Concerto 
Assad: The Evolution of AI 
Poulenc: Les biches
7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville

March 16

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Elizabeth Huffman, violinist
Debussy/Moulton: Suite bergamasque
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Thomas: Gwendolyn Brooks Settings (world premiere)
3 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Josef Špaček, violinist
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Martinů: Violin Concerto No. 1
Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violinist
Price: Concert Overture No. 2 
Barber: Violin Concerto 
Assad: The Evolution of AI 
Poulenc: Les biches
7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre

March 17

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 20

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flutist
Ying Fang, soprano
Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
Liebermann: Flute Concerto No. 2 (world premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 22

Haymarket Opera
Grimani: La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

March 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flutist
Ying Fang, soprano
Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
Liebermann: Flute Concerto No. 2 (world premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Bella Voce Sinfonia 
Andrew Lewis, conductor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6, no. 1
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat major, Op. 6, no. 5
Telemann: Concerto in D major for Violin, Cello, Trumpet and Strings
Purcell: Suite from Abdelazer
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall
bellavoce.org

Chicago Chorale
Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
8 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
chicagochorale.org

March 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flutist
Ying Fang, soprano
Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
Liebermann: Flute Concerto No. 2 (world premiere)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
3 p.m. Hyde Park Union Church
chicagochorale.org

Bella Voce Sinfonia 
Andrew Lewis, conductor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6, no. 1
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat major, Op. 6, no. 5
Telemann: Concerto in D major for Violin, Cello, Trumpet and Strings
Purcell: Suite from Abdelazer
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sophia Burgos, soprano
Marija Temo, flamenco guitarist and singer
“iHispania!”
5 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
apollosfire.org

March 25

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sophia Burgos, soprano
Marija Temo, flamenco guitarist and singer
“iHispania!”
7 p.m. Art Institute/Fullerton Hall
apollosfire.org

March 26

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist
William Welter, oboist
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major
C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in E flat major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist
William Welter, oboist
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major
C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in E flat major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

April 1

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Russell Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

April 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist
William Welter, oboist
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major
C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in E flat major
Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 4

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

April 7

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Aida
Michelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,
Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

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February 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mussorgsky/Shostakovich: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Krannert Center, Urbana

Northwestern Opera Theater
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

February 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mussorgsky/Shostakovich: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

UChicago Presents
Natalie Clein, cellist
Qing Jiang, piano
Bloch: Meditation
Weinberg: Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 2
Elias: L’ innominatabr
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 1
Bloch: Three Scenes From Jewish Life 
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

February 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mussorgsky/Shostakovich: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Arlene Sierra: Kiskidee
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

Northwestern Opera Theater
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

Chicago a cappella
“Cambridge Concert”
Music of Byrd, Britten, Vaughan Williams and others
7:30 p.m. St. Michael Catholic Church, Wheaton
chicagoacappella.org

February 25

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist
Mozart: Fantasy in C minor
C.P.E. Bach: Fantasy in C major
Beethoven: Fantasy in G minor
Benjamin: Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm
Mozart: Fantasy in D minor
Sweelinck: Fantasia chromatica
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie
Ives: The Celestial Railroad
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

Chicago a cappella
“Cambridge Concert”
Music of Byrd, Britten, Vaughan Williams and others
3 p.m. St. Josaphat Church
chicagoacappella.org

February 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, pianist
Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mussorgsky/Shostakovich: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

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January 25

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
David Finckel, cellist
Wu Han, pianist
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Adolphe: Couple
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
Dvořák: Piano Quartet
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater

January 26

Lyric Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins; Yi-Chen Lin conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Opera Theater
Huang Ruo: Book of Mountains and Seas
Ars Nova Copenhagen
7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater

January 27

Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Champion
Reginald Smith, Jr., Justin Austin, Whitney Morrison, Martin Luther Clark, Paul Groves; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Opera Theater
Huang Ruo: Book of Mountains and Seas
Ars Nova Copenhagen
7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theater

January 28

Music of the Baroque
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violinist
Lully: Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Bach: Excerpts from The Art of the Fugue
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2
Rameau: Selections from Les Indes galantes, Naïs, Hippolyte et Aricie, and Dardanus
3 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

UChicago Presents
Pacifica Quartet
Gruenberg: Four Diversions
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2
Dvořák: String Quartet in F Major “American”
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Opera Theater
Huang Ruo: Book of Mountains and Seas
Ars Nova Copenhagen
3 p.m. Studebaker Theater

January 29

Music of the Baroque
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violinist
Lully: Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Bach: Excerpts from The Art of the Fugue
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2
Rameau: Selections from Les Indes galantes, Naïs, Hippolyte et Aricie, and Dardanus
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

January 30

Lyric Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins; Yi-Chen Lin conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

January 31

Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Champion
Reginald Smith, Jr., Justin Austin, Whitney Morrison, Martin Luther Clark, Paul Groves; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 1

Lyric Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins; Yi-Chen Lin conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 3

Lyric Opera
Blanchard: Champion
Reginald Smith, Jr., Justin Austin, Whitney Morrison, Martin Luther Clark, Paul Groves; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 4

Lyric Opera
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins; Yi-Chen Lin conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

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December 14

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist 
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Brass and Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
baroque.org

December 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist 
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Brass and Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
baroque.org

Newberry Consort
“A Latin American Christmas”
7:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

December 16

Music of the Baroque
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Brass and Choral Concert
2 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

Newberry Consort
“A Latin American Christmas”
2 p.m. Mother of the Americas Catholic Church
newberryconsort.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist 
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 17

Music of the Baroque
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Brass and Choral Concert
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
baroque.org

Newberry Consort
“A Latin American Christmas”
4 p.m. St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church
newberryconsort.org

December 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano 
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
John Relyea, bass
Handel/Davis: Messiah 
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano 
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
John Relyea, bass
Handel/Davis: Messiah 
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano 
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
John Relyea, bass
Handel/Davis: Messiah 
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 30

“Salute to Vienna”
New Year’s Concert
Chicago Philharmonic 
Michael Zehetner, conductor
Brigitta Simon, soprano
David Danholt, tenor 
2:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

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November 22

Lyric Opera
Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, Alessandro Corbelli, Ronnita Miller; Speranza Scappucci conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 25

Lyric Opera
Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, Alessandro Corbelli, Ronnita Miller; Speranza Scappucci conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 26

Lyric Opera
Janáček: Jenůfa
Lise Davidsen, Nina Stemme, Pavel Černoch, Richard Trey Smagur; Jakub Hrůša, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Orion Ensemble
Coleridge-Taylor: Moorish Dance
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich: Preludes for Piano, Op. 34
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

November 28

Staatkapelle Berlin
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

November 29

Orion Ensemble
Coleridge-Taylor: Moorish Dance
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich: Preludes for Piano, Op. 34
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. PianoForte Studios

November 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Orion Weiss, pianist
Mozart: Six German Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Orion Weiss, pianist
Mozart: Six German Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Orion Weiss, pianist
Mozart: Six German Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

December 3

Orion Ensemble
Coleridge-Taylor: Moorish Dance
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet
Shostakovich: Preludes for Piano, Op. 34
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
7 p.m. New England Congregational Church, Aurora

December 5

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Orion Weiss, pianist
Mozart: Six German Dances
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

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October 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Jian Wang, cellist
Mahler: Blumine
Bloch: Schelomo
Mahler: Symphony No 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Jian Wang, cellist
Mahler: Blumine
Bloch: Schelomo
Mahler: Symphony No 1
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Jian Wang, cellist
Mahler: Blumine
Bloch: Schelomo
Mahler: Symphony No 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Oriana Singers and City Voices
Monteverdi: Vespers
8 p.m. First United Church of Oak Park

October 29

Oriana Singers and City Voices
Monteverdi: Vespers
4 p.m. St Josaphat Parish, 2311 N Southport

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September 23

John Henry Crawford, cellist
Victor Santiago Asuncion, pianist
Music of Gershwin, Barber, Rachmaninoff and others
4 p.m. Charles Gates Dawes House, Evanston
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Giordano: Fedora—Intermezzo
Puccini: Manon Lescaut—Intermezzo
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci—Intermezzo
Verdi: Overture to Giovanna d’Arco
6:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Tomasz Konieczny, Tamara Wilson, Robert Watson, Mika Kares; Enrique Mazzola, conductor.
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Newberry Consort
“In the Castle of the Moon: Music of Sophie Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneberg”
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall
newberryconsort.org

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Menotti: The Consul
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway

September 24

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Menotti: The Consul
3 p.m. The Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway

Newberry Consort
“In the Castle pf the Moon: Music of Sophie Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneberg”
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola
Brahms: Clarinet Trio
Brahms: FAE Sonata: Scherzo 
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2
7 p.m. New England Congregational Church in Aurora

September 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 27

Lyric Opera
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Tomasz Konieczny, Tamara Wilson, Robert Watson, Mika Kares; Enrique Mazzola, conductor.
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola
Brahms: Clarinet Trio
Brahms: FAE Sonata: Scherzo 
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. PianoForte Studios

September 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Glass: The Triumph of the Octagon (world premiere)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Strauss: Aus Italien
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Glass: The Triumph of the Octagon (world premiere)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Strauss: Aus Italien
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Haymarket Opera
Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
7:30 p.m. Jarvis Opera Hall

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Menotti: The Consul
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway

The Savoyaires
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
7:30 p.m. Chute School Auditorium, Evanston

September 30

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Amanda Majeski, soprano
Abels: Outburst
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Elgar: Enigma Variations
7 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
elmhurstsymphony.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Glass: The Triumph of the Octagon (world premiere)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Strauss: Aus Italien
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Haymarket Opera
Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
7:30 p.m. Jarvis Opera Hall

Grossman Ensemble
Brad Lubman, conductor
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Unsuk Chin: Akrostichon-Wortspiel
Arlene Sierra: Ballistae
Brad Lubman: TBA (world premiere)
Ramon Lazkano: TBA (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. Logan Center

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Menotti: The Consul
7:30 p.m. The Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway

The Savoyaires
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
7:30 p.m. Chute School Auditorium, Evanston

October 1

Lyric Opera
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Tomasz Konieczny, Tamara Wilson, Robert Watson, Mika Kares; Enrique Mazzola, conductor.
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Haymarket Opera
Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
3 p.m. Jarvis Opera Hall

Third Eye Theatre Ensemble
Menotti: The Consul
3 p.m. The Edge Theater
5451 N. Broadway

The Savoyaires
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
3 p.m. Chute School Auditorium, Evanston

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola
Brahms: Clarinet Trio
Brahms: FAE Sonata: Scherzo 
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

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August 8

Rush Hour Concerts
Axiom Brass
Stephen Buzard, organist
Hailstork: Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Casulana: Suite of Madrigals for Brass Quintet
Higdon: Selections from Ceremonies
Demessieux: Te Deum for solo organ
Sowerby: Festival Musick
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

August 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Márquez: Danzón No.2
Bizet: Selections from Carmen
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Heyward, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Leon: Pasajes
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 11

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 12

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 15

Rush Hour Concerts
Violins of Hope & FilAm Foundation
Schoenberg: String Quartet in D Major
Price: Piano Quintet
Respighi: Piano Quintet
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

Ailyn Perez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, pianist 
Program TBA
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Liszt: Les préludes
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 17

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Still: Poem for Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 18

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Corinne Wallace-Crane, alto
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Alex Desocio, baritone
David Govertsen, bass
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Corinne Wallace-Crane, alto
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Alex Desocio, baritone
David Govertsen, bass
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
George Stelluto, conductor
Kevin Murphy, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Arias from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
5 p.m. Ravinia

Lyric Opera
“Sunday in the Park with Lyric”
Ryan Center singers
Lyric Opera Orchestra
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion

August 22

Rush Hour Concerts
Trio Diorama
Ndodana-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

Nicole Cabell, soprano
Lara Downes, pianist
Songs of Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, Billie Holiday, Amy Beach and others 
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 27

Mischa Dichter, pianist
Music of Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy and Liszt
2 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre 

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July 19


Grant Park Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Esther Yoo, violinist
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Mussorgsky/Gorchakov: Pictures at an Exhibition
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Blumine
Mahler/Matthews: Four Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 20

Opera Festival of Chicago
Verdi: Attila
Andrea Silvestrelli, Jenny Schuler, Franco Pomponi, Patrick Blackwell,; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
operafestivalchicago.org

July 21

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Hugh Russell, baritone
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Brahms: A German Requiem
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Montero: Antropolis
Montero: Piano Concerto “Latin”
R. Panufnik: Across the Line of Dreams
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 10
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 22

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Hugh Russell, baritone
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Brahms: A German Requiem
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 23

Opera Festival of Chicago
Verdi: Attila
Andrea Silvestrelli, Jenny Schuler, Franco Pomponi, Patrick Blackwell,; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
operafestivalchicago.org

July 25

Rush Hour Concerts
Ars Musica Chicago
Handel: “Singe, Seele Gott zum Preise”
Handel: “Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle”
Telemann: Trio for Violin, Cello and Continuo in F Major
Caldara: “Risoluto son già tiranno amore”
Handel: Violin Sonata in A Major
Handel: “Meine Seele hört im Sehen”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 26

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 27

Danish String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, no. 3
Bach: The Art of Fugue (selections)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
Danish SQ: Folk music arrangements
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

July 28

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
“Bravo Broadway”
Gerald Steichen, conductor
Scarlett Strallen, vocals
LaKisha Jones, vocals
Hugh Panaro, vocals
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America 
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Copland: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 29

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
“Bravo Broadway”
Gerald Steichen, conductor
Scarlett Strallen, vocals
LaKisha Jones, vocals
Hugh Panaro, vocals
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 1

Rush Hour Concerts
Avalon String Quartet
Oksana Ezhokina, pianist
Esmail: Piano Quintet
Schumann: Piano Quintet
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

August 2

Grant Park Orchestra
David Danzmayr, conductor
Aniello Desiderio, guitarist
Chin: subito con forza
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 4

Grant Park Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Masumi Per Rostad, violist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: L.E.S. Characters
Copland: Quiet City
Respighi: Pines of Rome
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Janai Brugger, Matthew Polenzani, Joshua Hopkins, Kathryn Lewek;
Marin Alsop, conductor
Mozart: The Magic Flute 
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 5

ACM
Thirsty Ears Street Festival
2 p.m.-10 p.m.
Wilson Avenue between Hermitage & Ravenswood

Grant Park Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Masumi Per Rostad, violist
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Montgomery: L.E.S. Characters
Copland: Quiet City
Respighi: Pines of Rome
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Thomas: Sun Dance
Beethoven : Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 6

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Janai Brugger, Matthew Polenzani, Joshua Hopkins, Kathryn Lewek;
Marin Alsop, conductor
Mozart: The Magic Flute 
1 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

ACM
Thirsty Ears Street Festival
1 p.m.-9 p.m.
Wilson Avenue between Hermitage & Ravenswood

August 8

Rush Hour Concerts
Axiom Brass
Stephen Buzard, organist
Hailstork: Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Casulana: Suite of Madrigals for Brass Quintet
Higdon: Selections from Ceremonies
Demessieux: Te Deum for solo organ
Sowerby: Festival Musick
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

August 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Piazzolla: Oblivion<
Márquez: Danzón No.2
Bizet: Selections from Carmen
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Heyward, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violinist
Leon: Pasajes
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 11

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 12

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 15

Rush Hour Concerts
Violins of Hope & FilAm Foundation
Schoenberg: String Quartet in D Major
Price: Piano Quintet
Respighi: Piano Quintet
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

Ailyn Perez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, pianist
Program TBA
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Liszt: Les préludes
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 17

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
Still: Poem for Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

August 18

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Corinne Wallace-Crane, alto
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Alex Desocio, baritone
David Govertsen, bass
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Stephen Hough, pianist
Corinne Wallace-Crane, alto
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Alex Desocio, baritone
David Govertsen, bass
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
George Stelluto, conductor
Kevin Murphy, pianist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Arias from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
5 p.m. Ravinia

August 22

Rush Hour Concerts
Trio Diorama
Ndodana-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

Nicole Cabell, soprano
Lara Downes, pianist
Songs of Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, Billie Holiday, Amy Beach and others
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 27

Mischa Dichter, pianist
Music of Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy and Liszt
2 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

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July 8

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Lindsey Reynolds, soprano
Tai Murray, violinist
Marsalis: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
Poulenc: Gloria
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Apollo’s Fire
“The Road to Dublin”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

July 9

Opera Festival of Chicago 
Pizzetti: Murder in the Cathedral
Andrea Silvestrelli, Maria Kanyova, Anna Laurenzo; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
3 p.m. Chicago Temple
operafestivalchicago.org

July 11

Rush Hour Concerts
Gabriela Vargas, flutist; David Cooper, horn; Kuang-Hao Huang, pianist
Bonis: Scènes de la foret
Ewazen: Ballade, Pastorale and Dance
Doppler: Souvenir du Rigi
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 12

Grant Park Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor
Joyce Yang, pianist
Fung: Aqua
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Barber: Symphony No. 1
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Opera Festival of Chicago 
“An Italian Soirée”
Andrea Silvestrelli, bass
Patrick Blackwell, bass-baritone 
Maria Kanyova, soprano
Anna Laurenzo, mezzo-soprano
Irina Feoktistova, pianist
7:30 p.m. Artifacts Events
operafestivalchicago.org

July 13

Opera Festival of Chicago 
Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass-baritone
Natalia Sidorenko, pianist
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
operafestivalchicago.org

July 14

Grant Park Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Joyce Yang, pianist
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Liszt: Totentanz
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Adrian Dunn Singers
Ayodele Drum & Dance
Jim Gailloreto Trio
Senn High School Choir
Renan Esmail: See Me
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (with African percussion and jazz interludes)
8 p.m. Ravinia 

July 15

Grant Park Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Joyce Yang, pianist
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Liszt: Totentanz
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Miriam Fried, violinist
Ran: Chicago Skyline
Brahms; Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Ravinia 

July 18

Rush Hour Concerts
Grant Park Orchestra musicians
Assad: Impressions
Foley: String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Esther Yoo, violinist
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Mussorgsky/Gorchakov: Pictures at an Exhibition
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Blumine
Mahler/Matthews: Four Songs
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 20 

Opera Festival of Chicago 
Verdi: Attila
Andrea Silvestrelli, Jenny Schuler, Franco Pomponi, Patrick Blackwell,; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
operafestivalchicago.org

July 21

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Hugh Russell, baritone
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Brahms: A German Requiem
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Gabriela Montero, pianist
Montero: Antropolis
Montero: Piano Concerto “Latin”
R. Panufnik: Across the Line of Dreams
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 10
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 22

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Hugh Russell, baritone
Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Brahms: A German Requiem
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 23

Opera Festival of Chicago 
Verdi: Attila
Andrea Silvestrelli, Jenny Schuler, Franco Pomponi, Patrick Blackwell,; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
operafestivalchicago.org

July 25

Rush Hour Concerts
Ars Musica Chicago
Handel: “Singe, Seele Gott zum Preise”
Handel: “Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle”
Telemann: Trio for Violin, Cello and Continuo in F Major
Caldara: “Risoluto son già tiranno amore”
Handel: Violin Sonata in A Major
Handel: “Meine Seele hört im Sehen”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 26

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 27

Danish String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, no. 3
Bach: The Art of Fugue (selections)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
Danish SQ: Folk music arrangements
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

July 28

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
“Bravo Broadway”
Gerald Steichen, conductor
Scarlett Strallen, vocals
LaKisha Jones, vocals
Hugh Panaro, vocals
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America 
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Copland: Symphony No. 3
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 29

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
“Bravo Broadway”
Gerald Steichen, conductor
Scarlett Strallen, vocals
LaKisha Jones, vocals
Hugh Panaro, vocals
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

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