February 20

Wed Jan 15, 2025 at 9:35 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
Boston Brass
Imani Winds
Music of Bach, Khachaturian, Piazzolla, de Falla, Simon and Sandoval
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
“NextGen” with composer Jake Runestad
Runestad: Cello Songs
Runestad: American Triptych
Other Runestad works
7:30 p.m. Glenview Community Church
chicagomastersingers.org

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galatea
7 p.m. Gorton Center, Lake Forest
rendezvousarts.org

February 22

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Walker: Folksongs for Orchestra
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ives: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. UChicago/Mandel Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor 
Matthew Lipman, violist
Williams: Centennial Overture
Williams: Viola Concerto
Williams: Star Wars Suite
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights 

February 23

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galateaa
2:30 p.m. Artifact Events
rendezvousarts.org

Handel Week Festival
Michelle Wrighte, mezzo-soprano
Dennis Northway, harpsichordist
Handel: Figli del mesto cor
Handel: Deh! Lasciate e vita e volo
Handel: Irene, idolo mio
Handel: Two Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo;
Handel: Suite and Theme and Variations on Harpsichord
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

February 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

March 3

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

March 14

Leipzig Thomanerchor
Music of Bach, Schütz, Mendelssohn, Frank Martin and John Rutter
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

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