May 2

Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 11:25 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organist 
Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz
Barber: Toccata Festiva
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 3

Apollo Chorus
Pierre-Fabien Roubaty, conductor
“A French Festival”
7 p.m. Kehrein Center for the Arts
apollochorus.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organist 
Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz
Barber: Toccata Festiva
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Third Coast Percussion
Jessie Montgomery, violinist
Tigran Hamasyan/Martin: Etude no. 1

Philip Glass/TCP: Aguas da Amazonia (three excerpts)
Flutronix/TCP: Rubix

Jessie Montgomery/Connors: Suite from In Color
Jessie Montgomery: Study No. 1
Lou Harrison: Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra

7:30 p.m. DePaul University
thirdcoastpercussion.com

May 5

Apollo Chorus
Pierre-Fabien Roubaty, conductor
“A French Festival”
3 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
apollochorus.org

May 9

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 “Prague”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 “Prague”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
George Li, pianist
Chin: Subito con Forza 
Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
Simon: Profiles 
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
7:30 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville

May 11

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
George Li, pianist
Chin: Subito con Forza 
Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
Simon: Profiles 
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 “Prague”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 12

Music of the Baroque
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Purcell: King Arthur—Act 3, “The Frost Scene”
Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
Handel: Dixit Dominus
7:30 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

May 13

Music of the Baroque
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Purcell: King Arthur—Act 3, “The Frost Scene”
Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
Handel: Dixit Dominus
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
baroque.org

May 16

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist 
Takemitsu: How slow the Wind
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck: Symphony in D minor
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 17

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist 
Takemitsu: How slow the Wind
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck: Symphony in D minor
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
Grossman Ensemble
World premieres by David Bird, Vivian Fung, Felipe Lara, and Gabriel Novak
7:30 p.m. Logan Center

May 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist 
Takemitsu: How slow the Wind
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck: Symphony in D minor
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Shaw: Seven Joys
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

May 19

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
3 p.m. Symphony Center

May 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist 
Takemitsu: How slow the Wind
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck: Symphony in D minor
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Mari Eriksmoen, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Mari Eriksmoen, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Mari Eriksmoen, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Opera Theater
Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (world premiere)
Ryan McKinny, Megan Marino; Joseph Mechavich, conductor
7:30 p.m. Studebaker Theatre

May 26

Chicago Opera Theater
Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (world premiere)
Ryan McKinny, Megan Marino; Joseph Mechavich, conductor
3 p.m. Studebaker Theatre

May 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Cynthia Yeh, percussionist
Montgomery: Procession (world premiere)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Cynthia Yeh, percussionist
Montgomery: Procession (world premiere)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 1

American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Jonathan Blumhofer: Semper Dowland, semper dolens
Bernard Herrmann: Echoes 
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Voyage (String Quartet No. 3)
Quincy Porter: In Monasterio
Arthur Foote: String Quartet No. 1 
3 p.m. Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
americanmusicproject.net

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Cynthia Yeh, percussionist
Montgomery: Procession (world premiere)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

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