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March 19
Lyric OperaPuccini: Madama ButterflyKarah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,Zachary Nelson; […]
Feb 19, 2026
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Illinois Philharmonic returns to form with inspired Schumann, concert rarities
In an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra season with nearly as many pops […]
Feb 15, 2026
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Salonen, CSO deliver masterful Debussy, compelling Smith concerto
Unlike Mozart, Brahms or Beethoven, Claude Debussy rarely gets a symphonic […]
Feb 06, 2026
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Lyric Opera’s low-brow “Così” favors frenetic silliness over emotion, depth
Lyric Opera’s opening performance of Mozart’s Così fan tutte felt longer […]
Feb 02, 2026
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CSO opens a chilly new year with warming comfort food of Beethoven and Bruckner
As the single-digit winter freeze continues in Chicago, there is something […]
Jan 30, 2026
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Strong voices, conducting deliver a superb “Salome” at Lyric Opera
Who says Salome has lost the capacity to shock in 2026? […]
Jan 26, 2026
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Isidore Quartet delivers the musical heat at Winter Chamber Fest
A wind-chill temperature of -15 at concert time did little to […]
Jan 24, 2026
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February 19
Chicago Symphony OrchestraKlaus Mäkelä, conductorSibelius: LemminkäinenStrauss: Ein Heldenleben7:30 p.m. Symphony Centercso.org […]
Jan 21, 2026
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Guerrero, Grant Park Music Festival to explore the meaning of “American music” in nation’s 250th anniversary
The Grant Park Music Festival will serve up one of its […]
Jan 06, 2026
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Top Ten Performances of 2025
1. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11. Jakub Hrůša/Chicago Symphony Orchestra Jakub Hrůša […]
Dec 23, 2025
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