February 13

Wed Jan 15, 2025 at 9:35 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Lyric Opera of Chicago 
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano 
“Puccini Heroines”
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“Vivaldi in Love”
7:30 p.m. Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston
apollosfire.org

February 14

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
David Afkham, conductor 
Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin 
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande 
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“So Sweet is Your Return: Romantic Renaissance Chansons and Madrigals”
7:30 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“Vivaldi in Love”
7:30 p.m. Dreihaus Museum
apollosfire.org

February 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
David Afkham, conductor 
Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin 
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande 
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“So Sweet is Your Return: Romantic Renaissance Chansons and Madrigals”
7:30 p.m. Bond Chapel
newberryconsort.org

Lyric Opera of Chicago 
“A Concert Celebrating the Life of Sir Andrew Davis”
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Stare at the Sun
“Sanctuary”
Music of Galina Grigorjeva, Kevin Puts, Gabriel Jackson,
Caroline Shaw, Toivo Tulev and Alex Berko
7:30 p.m. Wicker Park Lutheran Church
stareatthesun.org

February 16

Lyric Opera of Chicago 
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano 
“Puccini Heroines”
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Lakeview Orchestra
Nicholas Koo, conductor
Danny Jin, violinist
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Bruch: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
David Afkham, conductor 
Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin 
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande 
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Handel Week Festival
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
David White, organist
Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
Handel: Colestis dum spirat aura
Handel: Salve Regina
Handel: O qualis de coelo
Handel: Organ Concerto in F Major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Newberry Consort
“So Sweet is Your Return: Romantic Renaissance Chansons and Madrigals”
4 p.m. Ganz Hall
newberryconsort.org

Stare at the Sun
“Sanctuary”
Music of Galina Grigorjeva, Kevin Puts, Gabriel Jackson,
Caroline Shaw, Toivo Tulev and Alex Berko
4 p.m. First United Methodist Church, Evanston
stareatthesun.org

February 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Robert 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
cso.org

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Robert 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
cso.org

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

February 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Robert 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
cso.org

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

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
cso.org

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
cso.org

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
cso.org

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
cso.org

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

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