December 9

Wed Nov 19, 2025 at 8:01 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Chanticleer
“A Chanticleer Christmas”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
apollochorus.org

December 14

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
apollochorus.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Family
apollosfire.org

Bella Voce
Madison Bach Musicians
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël
Music of Schütz, Bouzignac, Corelli and Handel
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

December 15

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
7 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
apollosfire.org

December 16

Chicago Symphony Brass
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
baroque.org

December 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
7 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonietta.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
baroque.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

December 20

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago Community Chorus
Stilian Kirov, conductor
“IPO Holiday Festival”
3 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org


Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagosinfonietta.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 21

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
baroque.org

Lakeview Orchestra
Greg Hughes, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
5 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

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