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CSO musicians get 12.5% salary increase in new three-year contract

Negotiations on a contract for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians went […]

Sep 22, 2026
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Hahn returns to highlight CSO’s mixed season opener

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened the 2026-27 music season Thursday night […]

Sep 18, 2026
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September 24

Haymarket OperaMonteverdi: L’Orfeo
Zachary Wilder, tenor7 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall Chicago […]

Sep 16, 2026
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Critic’s Choice

Music of Sibelius, Shostakovich, Mahler, Stravinsky and WaltonChicago Symphony Orchestra/Klaus MäkeläSeptember […]

Sep 09, 2026
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A noble and timely tribute to American soldiers and their families

Zimmerli: Letters From The Front. Ian Gindes, pianist. John Riesen, Angela […]

Sep 08, 2026
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Emiko Edwards provides eloquent advocacy for Copland’s piano music

“Rodeo”: Piano music of Aaron Copland. Emiko Edwards. (Lexicon Classics). In […]

Aug 22, 2026
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A majestic Grant Park Chorus wraps summer series in style

The final program of the Grant Park Music Festival provided a […]

Aug 15, 2026
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Guerrero, GPO pair American Minimalists with maximal Dvořák

Following yet another violent morning storm, the weather cleared to bestow […]

Aug 13, 2026
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September 17

Chicago Symphony OrchestraPetr Popelka, conductorHilary Hahn, violinistSchumann: Manfred OvertureMendelssohn: Violin ConcertoDvořák: […]

Aug 09, 2026
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Mäkelä’s revisited “Firebird” takes memorable flight at Ravinia

The second and final program of Klaus Mäkelä’s brief Ravinia residency […]

Aug 08, 2026
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