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Mahler restored: Guerrero, GPO make a case for composer’s first thoughts in First Symphony

Giancarlo Guerrero’s first concert as artistic director and principal conductor of […]

Jun 21, 2025
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Muti wraps the CSO season with a powerful Verdi Requiem (again)

When the current Chicago Symphony Orchestra season was announced last year, […]

Jun 20, 2025
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Downpour doesn’t dampen Guerrero’s exuberant Grant Park Festival debut

“Good evening, everyone. What a glorious night!” Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero was […]

Jun 19, 2025
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Opera Festival of ChicagoLeoncavallo: PagliacciJonathan Burton, Michelle Allie Drever, Franco Pomponi, […]

Jun 18, 2025
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A trumpeter returns to sound again with Muti, CSO

Riccardo Muti is back in town to lead the final two […]

Jun 13, 2025
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CSO puts MusicNOW on “pause,” leaving future of new-music series in doubt

The death of MusicNOW, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s long-running new-music series, […]

Jun 11, 2025
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Ólafsson brings rarefied artistry to Bach, Beethoven and Schubert

It has been a jam-packed weekend for pianophiles. The three-week Van […]

Jun 09, 2025
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A welcome podium return and a soloist’s fine CSO debut

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is back from its extended European tour. […]

Jun 06, 2025
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Palumbo tapped as Chicago Symphony Chorus director

Donald Palumbo has been chosen chorus director of the Chicago Symphony […]

Jun 03, 2025
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Worlds collide with powerful premiere and organ showpieces in IPO finale

The massive silver pipes of the Norman and Hilda Ozinga Organ […]

May 18, 2025
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