Performances

Bella Voce refreshes the mind and spirit with Baroque Christmas program

There are countless choices for seasonal concerts to provide sustenance this […]

Dec 15, 2025
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Noseda, Ehnes make successful CSO returns in musical rarities

It has been 14 years since Gianandrea Noseda last led a […]

Dec 12, 2025
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Compelling Aucoin premiere sparks a thrilling evening with Popelka, CSO

Holiday concerts tend to dominate the local musical landscape this time […]

Dec 05, 2025
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Salieri’s “Falstaff” proves delightful fun in COT’s clever updating

Verdi’s Falstaff of 1893 is a bona-fide masterpiece. Antonio Salieri’s stage […]

Dec 04, 2025
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Glover, MOB herald the season with a lively and moving “Messiah”

At a time of year when performances of Messiah tend to […]

Dec 02, 2025
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Chicago Chorale revisits Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” with spiritual insight and fervor 

This is the time of year when Handel’s Messiah begins to […]

Nov 24, 2025
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Honeck, CSO present a fresh and compelling take on Mozart’s Requiem

Mozart’s somber Requiem in D Minor may seem like the antithesis […]

Nov 21, 2025
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Welter’s mellifluous Mozart highlights Elmhurst Symphony program

The title “Classical Giants”—which graced the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s Sunday afternoon […]

Nov 17, 2025
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Viet Cuong’s energetic music in the spotlight at Northwestern

Northwestern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble teamed up with acclaimed Chicago-based ensembles […]

Nov 15, 2025
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Chen leads CSO in an elegant, collegial  “Four Seasons”

After two weeks of vivid concerts under music director emeritus for […]

Nov 14, 2025
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