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Järvi returns to CSO with a mixed Northern program 

One hears a concerto for piano or violin nearly every week […]

Apr 03, 2026
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With compelling music and striking visuals, Lyric’s “Frida y Diego” makes for great theater–if not great opera

Was any artistic couple better suited to dramatic treatment than Diego […]

Mar 23, 2026
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Bach in the City resurrects a lost work with the “St. Mark Passion”

Few composers left a richer or more varied musical legacy than […]

Mar 21, 2026
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April 9

Lyric OperaPuccini: Madama ButterflyKarah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,Zachary Nelson; […]

Mar 17, 2026
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Directorial conceits undermine singers and Puccini in Lyric’s muddled VR “Butterfly”

Povero Butterfly. Povero Puccini. Trying to get a firm handle on […]

Mar 16, 2026
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Newberry Consort engagingly explores music & machines of the Renaissance

Concert programming is a subtle and often elusive art and no […]

Mar 14, 2026
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Hrůša returns and Andsnes shows Beethoven mastery with CSO

It was one year ago this month that Jakub Hrůša led […]

Mar 13, 2026
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A “Rite” to remember with Mäkelä, Chicago Symphony

Is anyone hurt? Such were one’s thoughts following the violent intensity […]

Mar 06, 2026
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Mäkelä to lead Sibelius, Beethoven Ninth in CSO’s 2026-27 season

In the final between-two-worlds season before officially becoming music director of […]

Mar 05, 2026
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With a contract quietly renewed, MOB to offer a familiar mix of masterworks in 2026-27

Music of the Baroque released details of its 2026-27 season on […]

Mar 01, 2026
at 10:00 am
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