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Palumbo tapped as Chicago Symphony Chorus director

Donald Palumbo has been chosen chorus director of the Chicago Symphony […]

Jun 03, 2025
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Worlds collide with powerful premiere and organ showpieces in IPO finale

The massive silver pipes of the Norman and Hilda Ozinga Organ […]

May 18, 2025
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June 18

Grant Park OrchestraGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorJeremy Black, violinistHailstork: An American Port of […]

May 13, 2025
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Blind lust: OFC provides worthy advocacy for Montemezzi’s problematic “Three Kings” 

For many aficionados, Italo Montemezzi’s L’amore dei tre re is the […]

May 10, 2025
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A beautiful tragedy with CSO’s Mahler Sixth

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down […]

May 09, 2025
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Rich, extraordinary Dvořák highlights Mäkelä’s final CSO program of season

In his second and final program of the current season, Klaus […]

May 02, 2025
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John Nelson 1941-2025

John Nelson passed away March 31, age 83. The American conductor […]

Apr 29, 2025
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Mäkelä returns with a thrilling and exuberant Mahler Third 

One can’t say Klaus Mäkelä is taking the easy road in […]

Apr 25, 2025
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CSO’s Mahler mini-fest opens with a rushed and shallow Seventh

Buckle up. It’s going to be an interesting four weeks of […]

Apr 18, 2025
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May 17

Illinois Philharmonic OrchestraStilian Kirov, conductorPeter Richard Conte, organistGigout: Grand Choer DialoguePoulenc: […]

Apr 17, 2025
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