April 24

Thu Apr 17, 2025 at 6:57 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 25

Lyric Opera
“Rising Stars in Concert”
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 26

Schola Laudis
Lassus: Surrexit Pastor bonus
Allen/Funk: In exitu Israel
Palestrina: Ad cenam Agni providi
Victoria: Magnificat Octi Toni
Victoria: Regina Caeli
Bach: Alleluia (from Lobet den Herrn BWV 230)
5:15 p.m. Monastery of the Holy Cross, 3111 S. Aberdeen

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 27

Emanuel Ax, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 “Moonlight”
Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14
Schumann: Arabeske
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 28

UChicago Presents
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Bach: Suite No. 1
Telemann/Carlier: Trio Sonata in G Minor
Meyer: Concert Piece for unaccompanied double bass
3 p.m. Mandel Hall/Reynolds Club

May 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Boulez: Initiale
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Bella Voce
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Hannah De Priest, Eric Miranda, Nathalie Colas,
Orna Arania; Andrew Lewis, conductor
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

May 7

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Pablo Ferrández, cellist
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat (“Archduke”)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Civitas Ensemble
Mischa Zupko: In Sympathy (world premiere)
Erwin Schulhoff: Hot-Sonate (Jazz Sonata)
Sibelius: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. Nicholas Concert Hall, Evanston

May 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

May 9

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Opera Festival of Chicago
Montemezzi: L’Amore dei tre Re
Andrea Silvestrelli, Maria Kanyova, Franco Pomponi,
Andrew Morestein; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor 
7:30 p.m. Athenaeum Theater

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
7:30 pm. Unitarian Church of Chicago
newberryconsort.org

May 10

Apollo Chorus
Thompson: The Last Words of David
Barber: Sure on This Shining Night
Whitacre: i thank You God for most this amazing day
Shaw: And the Swallow
Smith: The Consolation of Apollo
7:30 p.m. Old St. Patrick’s Church
apollochorus.org

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
7:30 pm. Newberry Library
newberryconsort.org

May 11

Opera Festival of Chicago
Montemezzi: L’Amore dei tre Re
Andrea Silvestrelli, Maria Kanyova, Franco Pomponi,
Andrew Morestein; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor 
2 p.m. Athenaeum Theater

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Bach: Partita No. 2
Chopin: Nocturnes in C sharp and E flat
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4
Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2
Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues Nos. 15 & 24
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“In the Realm of Osman”
4 pm. St, Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor 
Tallis: Processional
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Purcell: Trio Sonata in G Minor (Chaconne)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway
Monteverdi: Beatus vir
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue
Rameau: Hymne à la nuit
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
7:30 p.m. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

May 12

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor 
Tallis: Processional
Palestrina: Missa brevis
Purcell: Trio Sonata in G Minor (Chaconne)
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway
Monteverdi: Beatus vir
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue
Rameau: Hymne à la nuit
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church
baroque.org

May 17

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Peter Richard Conte, organist
Gigout: Grand Choer Dialogue
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Huyhn: TBA (world premiere)
Elgar: Enigma Variations    
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

May 23

American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Copland: Two Pieces for String Quartet
Riley: G Song
Imbrie: String Quartet No. 1
Wolfe: Four Marys
Ives: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Dvorak: American Suite
Gershwin: Songs
Price: Songs
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Bernstein: Candide Overture
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

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