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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
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With luminous Sibelius and rousing Strauss, Mäkelä and CSO prepare to take it on the road
A pair of contrasted heroes made up the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s […]
Feb 20, 2026
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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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