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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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