Performances

Lyric Opera’s low-brow “Così” favors frenetic silliness over emotion, depth 

Lyric Opera’s opening performance of Mozart’s Così fan tutte felt longer […]

Feb 02, 2026
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Third Coast Percussion pays tribute to the art and music of Bruce Goff

It’s not often that the disciplines of music and architecture are […]

Jan 30, 2026
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CSO opens a chilly new year with warming comfort food of Beethoven and Bruckner 

As the single-digit winter freeze continues in Chicago, there is something […]

Jan 30, 2026
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Strong voices, conducting deliver a superb “Salome” at Lyric Opera

Who says Salome has lost the capacity to shock in 2026? […]

Jan 26, 2026
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Glover leads MOB in a program of Mozart and Bach en famille

Music often runs in the family. Saturday’s Music of the Baroque […]

Jan 25, 2026
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Trio Mediæval brings glowing warmth to ancient music

It’s a testament to Chicagoans’ love of classical music and the […]

Jan 24, 2026
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Isidore Quartet delivers the musical heat at Winter Chamber Fest 

A wind-chill temperature of -15 at concert time did little to […]

Jan 24, 2026
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Worthy new works win out over voluminous words at Sinfonietta’s MLK program

Attending orchestral concerts can sometimes be an impersonal experience. In the […]

Jan 20, 2026
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Trio Seoul debuts at Winter Chamber Fest with weighty program

Trio Seoul made a superb debut at the Winter Chamber Music […]

Jan 19, 2026
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Ariel Quartet makes a magnificent return to Winter Chamber Festival

There was a fateful near-synchronicity to the appearance by the Ariel […]

Jan 17, 2026
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