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A retrenching IPO opens with mixed evening of Beethoven 

One year ago the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off its season […]

Oct 26, 2025
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CSO serves up a lean and bracing blast of Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was as stylistically restless as he was brilliant. This […]

Oct 24, 2025
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Lyric OperaMascagni: Cavalleria rusticanaLeoncavallo: PagliacciYulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren […]

Oct 22, 2025
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Belcea Quartet delivers world-class artistry for UChicago Presents series

The world’s greatest chamber groups always make one feel that whatever […]

Oct 18, 2025
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Mäkelä returns to CSO for a brilliant and blazing night of Berlioz

The burgeoning partnership of Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]

Oct 17, 2025
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Revenge is merciless yet vocally thrilling in Lyric Opera’s “Medea”

And you think your ex is crazy. How about a divorced […]

Oct 12, 2025
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Jordan leads CSO in a lively and lyrical Central European journey

For those who like their European repertoire center-cut, the Chicago Symphony […]

Oct 10, 2025
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Ear Taxi Festival opens with a fractured choral meditation on loss 

The meter is up once again on the Ear Taxi Festival. […]

Oct 04, 2025
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A delightful double shot of Ravel with pianist Ott, Chicago Symphony 

After last week’s mixed season-opener, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra got decisively […]

Sep 26, 2025
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CSO opens the season in mixed fashion with Mozart, Elgar 

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is between two worlds—or maestros—these days. Riccardo […]

Sep 19, 2025
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