May 12

Thu Apr 21, 2022 at 12:30 pm

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Third Coast Percussion
C. Assad/Dillon: The Hero
Glass/Martin: Metamorphosis No. 1
Elfman: Percussion Quartet
Hynes: For All Its Fury: “Fields”
lin: Perspective
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

May 12-19

UChicago Presents—Streaming only
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Caleb van der Swaagh, cellist
7:30 p.m.

May 13

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Bologne: Aria from L’Amant anonyme
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Bologne: Violin Concerto in A major
Mozart: Symphony no. 35, “Haffner”
7:30 p.m. DePaul University
apollosfire.org

UChicago Presents
Ensemble Correspondances
“Les Plaisirs du Louvre” 
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
8 p.m. Symphony Center

May 14

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture
Bologne: Aria from L’Amant anonyme
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Bologne: Violin Concerto in A major
Mozart: Symphony no. 35, “Haffner”
7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Evanston
apollosfire.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Alexander Toradze, pianist
Horst: Reverberations
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Taichi Fukumura, conductor
Melissa White, violinist
Clinard Dance
Marquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Isaac: Moshe’s Dream
Skye: To Be A Horizon
Gang & Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, no. 8
8 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonetta.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Julius Rachlin, violinist, violist and conductor
Stephanie Jeong, violinist
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Meditation
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 “Linz”
8 p.m. Symphony Center

May 15

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Bach/Tausig: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Mozart: Adagio in B Minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31
Chopin: Selected Mazurkas
Chopin: Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet 
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

May 16

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Taichi Fukumura, conductor
Melissa White, violinist
Clinard Dance
Marquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Isaac: Moshe’s Dream
Skye: To Be A Horizon
Gang & Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, no. 8
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
chicagosinfonetta.org

May 19

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Nois Saxophone Quartet
Gemma Peacocke: Dwalm
Maria Kaoutzan: Shore to Shore
Shelley Washington: BIG Talk
Maria Kaoutzan: Count Me In
Gemma Peacocke: Hazel
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Kaia String Quartet
José Bragato: Tres movimientos porteños para cuarteto de cuerdas basados en ritmos de tango
Haydn: String Quartet in D minor “Quinten,” Op. 76, no. 2
Claudio Santoro: String Quartet No. 3
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Robert Everson, timpanist
Daugherty: Raise the Roof
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org

UChicago Presents
Grossman Ensemble
James Baker, conductor
Premieres by Zosha Di Castri, Christopher Trapani, David Serkin Ludwig, and Frédéric Durieux
7:30 p.m. Logan Center  

May 21

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Fourth Coast Ensemble
Songs of Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Beach, Garrop and Heggie
4 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Black Oak Ensemble
Dick Kattenburg: Trio à cordes
Sándor Kuti: Serenade for String Trio
Gideon Klein: Trio for violin, viola and cello
Geza Frid: Trio à cordes
7 p.m. Nevermore Performance Space
nevermoreperformancespace.com

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Robert Everson, timpanist
Daugherty: Raise the Roof
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
8 p.m. Symphony Center

May 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Thomas: Brio
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Strauss: Ein Heldeneben
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Eighth Blackbird
Justin Peters: Kinesthetics
4 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival
Gaudete Brass Quintet
Barfield: Gravity
Monteverdi: Madrigals from Book 2
Alice Jones: as a fish looks at the sun
Alonso Pirio: Variations on Summer Sun
Eric Malmquist: Boundary Lines
Garrop: Legends of Olympus
Ephraim Champion: South Shore, Chicago
7 p.m. Nevermore
nevermoreperformancespace.com

May 23

MusicNOW
7 p.m. Harris Theater

May 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

May 27

Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
8 p.m. Symphony Center

May 28

Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
8 p.m. Symphony Center

May 29

Northwestern Opera Theater
Puccini: La Bohème
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium
music.northwestern.edu

Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Speck, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
“Aretha Rising”
7 p.m. Harris Theater
chicagophilharmonic.org

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
Ravel: Mother Goose
Dessner: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 5

American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2 (“Company”)
Vincent Persichetti: String Quartet No. 3
John Elmquist: Sacred Traces
Frederick Tillis: Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 (Movements I and II)
Amy Wurtz: String Quartet No. 3 (world premiere)
3 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net

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