Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Honegger: Pacific 231
Bates: Alternative Energy
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Jose Luis Gomez, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Chabrier: Habanera
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Turina: La Procesión del Rocio
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Ravel: Bolero
8 p.m. Hemmens Theatre, Elgin

Chicago a cappella
Wade in the Water: Spirituals
8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville

Spektral Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in F major, Op 77 No 2
Adès: Arcadiana
Brahms: Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 2
8 p.m. Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 5

Pressenda Trio
Beethoven: Kakadu Variations
Amram: Dirge & Variations
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2
2 p.m. Fullerton Hall, Art Institute

Evanston Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Eckerling, conductor
Bella Hristova, violinist
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
2:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Baroque Band
Garry Clarke, conductor
Music of Handel, Pachelbel, Vivaldi
3 p.m. Cultural Center

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Steve Schick, conductor
George Lewis: Artificial Life 2007
Steve Lehman: Impossible Flow
Nicole Mitchell: The Cave of Self-Inception
Tyshawn Sorey: Ode to Gust Burns
George Lewis: Will to Adorn
3 p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Jose Luis Gomez, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Chabrier: Habanera
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Turina: La Procesión del Rocio
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Ravel: Bolero
3:30 p.m. Hemmens Theatre, Elgin

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
4 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 6

Chicago Chamber Musicians
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
Sierra: Con Tres
Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
12:15 p.m. Cultural Center

Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Open Rehearsal
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Franck: Symphony in D minor
7 p.m. Symphony Center

February 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Honegger: Pacific 231
Bates: Alternative Energy
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 8

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Verdi: Aida
Sondra Radvanovsky, Marcello Giordani, Jill Grove,
Gordon Hawkins, Raymond Aceto
Renato Palumbo, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 9

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Schubert: Entr’acte No. 3 from Rosamunde
Clyne: Night Ferry
Schubert : Symphony No. 9
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Schubert: Entr’acte No. 3 from Rosamunde
Clyne: Night Ferry
Schubert : Symphony No. 9
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

St. Olaf Choir
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
http://stolaftickets.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event.asp?id=626&cid=56

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Schubert: Entr’acte No. 3 from Rosamunde
Clyne: Night Ferry
Schubert : Symphony No. 9
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Camerata Chicago
Drostan Hall, conductor
George Lepauw, pianist
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 Italian
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
8 p.m. Murphy Auditorium, 50 E. Erie

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Markand Thakar, conductor
Gregory Martin, pianist
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center

Chicago a cappella
Wade in the Water: Spirituals
8 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute, Evanston

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 12

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Markand Thakar, conductor
Gregory Martin, pianist
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
3 p.m. Ozinga Chapel, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra
Francesco Milioto, conductor
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano, Aurelien Fort-Pederzoli, violinist
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Granados: La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Turina: Poeme en Forma des Canciones
Sarasate: Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen, op. 25
Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Albéniz, Suite Española No. 1
3 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie

Chicago Ensemble
Dahl: Concerto a Tre
Brahms: Trio in A Major
Alexandra Gardner: Crows
Bartók: Contrasts
3 p.m. International House, Hyde Park

Chicago a cappella
Wade in the Water: Spirituals
4 p.m. Pilgrim Congregational Church, Oak Park

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
4 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

Chicago Chamber Musicians
Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
Harbison: Twilight Music
Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston

February 13

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Access Contemporary Music
Francesco Milioto, conductor
Hülya Alpakin, piano, Alyson Berger, cello, Alicia Poot, flute
Jeff Yang, violin
Adams: Chamber Symphony
Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Adams: Scratchboard
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
acmusic.org; 773-334-4080.

Chicago Chamber Musicians
Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
Harbison: Twilight Music
Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334
7:30 p.m. Gottlieb Hall, Merit School of Music

February 14

Chicago Ensemble
Dahl: Concerto a Tre
Brahms: Trio in A Major
Alexandra Gardner: Crows
Bartók: Contrasts
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church

February 15

University of Chicago presents:
Contempo
eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet
Gubaidulina: A Pilgrimage of Four
Gubaidulina: Perception
Gubaidulina: In croce
7:30 p. m. Harris Theater
harristheaterchicago.org: 312-224-7777

Dal Niente Presents:
J. Austin Wulliman, violin
Ligeti: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano
Saariaho: Nocturne
Beugger: pulsation
Pablo Chin: new work for violin and electronics
Chris Fisher-Lochhead : Water(l)ily
Read Thomas: Dream Catcher
Chris Fisher-Lochhead : Belles Letteres
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute, Evanston

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 17

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Squires, conductor
Mike Runyan, harmonica
Music from television and movie westerns
1:30 p.m. Hemmens Theatre, Elgin

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

University of Chicago Presents
Fauré Quartet
Mahler: Piano Quartet
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall

David Russell, guitar
8 p.m. Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 18

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Squires, conductor
Mike Runyan, harmonica
Music from television and movie westerns
8 p.m. Hemmens Theatre, Elgin

Spektral Quartet
Balter: Chambers
Berio: Sequenza
8 p.m. Fulton Recital Hall, University of Chicago

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
8 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

February 19

Newberry Consort
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Music from 17th century French, Italian and German courts
2 p.m. Arlington Heights Memorial Library

Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Haydn: Piano Sonata in C Minor
Bartók: Suite for Piano, Op.14
Debussy: Images for Piano, Book 1
Chopin: Waltz in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2
Chopin: Waltz in G-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Squires, conductor
Mike Runyan, harmonica
Music from television and movie westerns
3:30 p.m. Hemmens Theatre, Elgin

Theater Oobleck
Mickle Maher and Mark Messing: The Hunchback Variations
4 p.m. Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 N. Lincoln

Vladimir Spivakov, violinist
Olga Kern, pianist
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Franck: Sonata in A Major
8 p.m. Symphony Center

February 21

Fifth House Ensemble
In Transit: #wink
Music of Schumann, Ludwig and Zwilich
6:30 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center

Chicago Composers Orchestra
Matthew Kasper, conductor
Joby Burgess, bass drum
Gabriel Prokofiev: Concerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra
Elliot Cole: De Rerum
Brian Baxter: Roots Run Deep
6:30 Ruth Page Theater, 1016 N. Dearborn

February 22

Avalon String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 133
3 p.m. 19th Century Charitable Association, Oak Park

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 23

Fifth House Ensemble
In Transit: #wink
Music of Schumann, Ludwig and Zwilich
7 p.m. Cultural Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Chabrier: España
Bizet: Symphony in C
Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Fjords
Created by Manual Cinema
Performed with Chicago Q Ensemble
Music by Kyle Vegter
8 p.m. The Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior

February 24

Beyond the Score
Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Kiera Duffy, soprano
Pierre-Laurant Aimard, pianist
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Haymarket Opera
Charpentier: La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers
Marc Molomot, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Julia Davids, Peter van de Graaff
Craig Trompeter, music director
7:30 p.m. Mayne Stage, Rogers Park

CUBE Presents:
Lawrence Axelrod and Sebastian Huydts, pianists
Music of Bartók, Britten, Hindemith, Huydts and McPhee
7:30 p.m. Sherwood Music School, Columbia College

Fifth House Ensemble
In Transit: #wink
Music of Schumann, Ludwig and Zwilich
7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Chabrier: España
Bizet: Symphony in C
Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé
8 p.m. Symphony Center

February 25

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Haymarket Opera
Charpentier: La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers
Marc Molomot, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Julia Davids, Peter van de Graaff
Craig Trompeter, music director
7:30 p.m. Mayne Stage, Rogers Park

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Kiera Duffy, soprano
John Lithgow, narrator
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Stravinsky: Soldier’s Tale
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Arts Orchestra
Javier José Mendoza, conductor
Eleanor Ramney-Mendoza, soprano, Elda McGinty-Peralta, mezzo-soprano,
Sandro Naglia, tenor, Chicago Arts Chorale
Transatlantic Voyage: 18th Century Galant Music in the Americas and Europe
Music by Jerusalem, Hasse, Jomelli, Billoni and Durango
8 p.m. St. Luke Church, 1500 W. Belmont

MAVerick Ensemble presents:
James Baur, guitar
Music by Farrell, Langen, Johnson, Levinson, Lombardo, Raynovich
8 p.m. Jennifer Norback Gallery, 217 W. Huron

February 26

Avalon String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6
Beethoven: String Quartet Op.127
2 p.m. Fullerton Hall, Art Institute

Beyond the Score
Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Kiera Duffy, soprano
Pierre-Laurant Aimard, pianist
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Northbrook Symphony
Lawrence Rapchak, conductor
Alexandra Switala, violin
Mozart: Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 Turkish
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Military
4 p.m. Sheely Center for Performing Arts, Northbrook

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 6
Purcell: Pavan and Fantasia on a Ground for 3 Violins
Telemann: Concerto for Flute and Recorder
Rameau: Suite from Dardanus
Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B Minor
7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, Evanston

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Chabrier: España
Bizet: Symphony in C
Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé
8 p.m. Symphony Center

Fjords
Created by Manual Cinema
Performed with Chicago Q Ensemble
Music by Kyle Vegter
8 p.m. The Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior

February 27

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 6
Purcell: Pavan and Fantasia on a Ground for 3 Violins
Telemann: Concerto for Flute and Recorder
Rameau: Suite from Dardanus
Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B Minor
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater

February 28

Lyric Opera
Kern: Show Boat
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Brown, Alyson Cambridge, Angela Renée Simpson,
Morris Robinson
John DeMain, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Kiera Duffy, soprano
John Lithgow, narrator
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Stravinsky: Soldier’s Tale
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 29

Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Schoenberg (arr. Steuermann): Verklärte Nacht
Schumann: Piano Quintet
6:30 p.m. Buntrock Hall, Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Handel: Rinaldo
David Daniels, Julia Kleiter, Elza van den Heever, Luca Pisaroni
Sonia Prina, Iestyn Davies
Harry Bickett, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Verdi: Aida
Sondra Radvanovsky, Marcello Giordani, Jill Grove,
Gordon Hawkins, Raymond Aceto
Renato Palumbo, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Gaudete Brass
De Wert: Italian Madrigals
Tower: Copperwave
Bach: Contrapunctus 1 from The Art of the Fugue
Garrop: New Work (world premiere)
Cheetham: Sonata for Brass Quintet
12:15 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center

Avalon String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 No. 5
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2
3 p.m. 19th Century Charitable Association, Oak Park

Orion Ensemble
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio Op. 11
Schubert: String Trio D. 581
Beethoven: Piano Trio Op 70, no. 1 (“Ghost”)
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
orionensemble.org; 630-628-9591

Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, director
Betinis: Toward Sunshine, Toward Freedom
Kesselman: Buzzings: Three pieces for Mixed Chorus
Whitacre: When David Heard
Garrop: Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy
Del Tredici: Acrostic Song from Final Alice
Rorem: Seven Motets for the Church Year
Whitacre: Sleep
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
http://grantparkmusicfestival.com; 312-742-7638

JULY EVENTS

July 1

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Alexandra Petersamer, mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner, tenor
Lutoslawski: Musique Funebre
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
grantparkmusicfestival.com; 312-742-7638

July 2

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Alexandra Petersamer, mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner, tenor
Lutoslawski: Musique Funebre
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
grantparkmusicfestival.com; 312-742-7638

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Schumann: Manfred Overture
Mozart:  Piano Concerto No. 17
Brahms:  Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center