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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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