Chicago Classical Review

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 22

Lakeview Orchestra
Silas Huff, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Overture to The Song of Hiawatha

Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Specht: We Will Soar

Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Concord Mass, 1840-60”)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Handel Week Festival
Emily Mwila, soprano,
Henry Griffin, harpsichordist
English songs
“Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer”
“In den angenehmen Büschen”
Non può mia Musa
Trio Sonatas
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Northshore Concert Band
Mallory Thompson, conductor
Reena Esmail: Tuttarana
John Mackey: Sheltering Sky
Elgar/Slocum & Reed: Enigma Variations
Chen Yi: Spring Festival
Christina Huss: When an Angel Gets its Wings
Michele Fernández: La Fiera Asturiana
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

February 25

Third Coast Percussion
JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass (world premiere)
Robert Dillon: Scoundrel (world premiere)

Andrea Venet: Bulldog

Ivan Trevino: Watercolor Sun

Jessie Montgomery: Study No. 1

Jlin: Derivative

Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood

Alexis Lamb: Matters / Mind
6:30 p.m. Merit School of Music
thirdcoastpercussion.com

February 26

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 27

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Dennis Northway, conductor
“The Ways of Zion do Mourn”
Jubilate
Utrecht Te Deum
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Music of the Baroque
Richard Egarr, conductor
Rowan Pierce, soprano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Handel: Silete venti
Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

March 2

Music of the Baroque
Richard Egarr, conductor
Rowan Pierce, soprano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Handel: Silete venti
Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

March 5

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Milhaud: Le Bœuf sur le toit
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 6

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Price: Dances in the Canebrakes
Martines: Sinfonia in C Major 
Beach: Symphony No. 1 “Gaelic”
S. Thompson: Seventh Sense: Incidents in the Life of Queen Amanirenas
(world premiere)
7 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonietta.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Milhaud: Le Bœuf sur le toit
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 7

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Price: Dances in the Canebrakes
Martines: Sinfonia in C Major 
Beach: Symphony No. 1 “Gaelic”
S. Thompson: Seventh Sense: Incidents in the Life of Queen Amanirenas
(world premiere)
7 p.m. Harris Theater
chicagosinfonietta.org

Zukerman Trio
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
Higdon: Pale Yellow
Dvořák: “Dumky” Trio
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 8

Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”
Schumann: Fantasy in C major
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (selections)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (selections)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“Corkscrews, Coils, & Clocks”
7:30 p.m. Bond Chapel

March 14

CSO Chamber Music
Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
Stanford: 6 Irish Folksongs
Stanford: String Quartet No. 1
2 p.m. Beverly Arts Center
cso.org

Newberry Consort
“Corkscrews, Coils, & Clocks”
4 p.m. Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
4 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
bachsmp.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (selections)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Esme Arias-Kim, violinist
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Dvořák: Serenade for Strings
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights

March 15

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Family
bachsmp.com

Newberry Consort
“Corkscrews, Coils, & Clocks”
4 p.m. Ganz Hall

March 19

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Francesco Meli, tenor
Lidia Friedman, soprano
Overtures, intermezzi and arias from Verdi,
Puccini, Catalani and Giordano
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 22

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 24

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 25

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 26

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 27

Haymarket Opera
Hasse: La Semele
Emily Birsan, Elizabeth DeShong, Karina Gauvin
7 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

March 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 29

Lyric Opera
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza, Ana María Martínez; Roberto Kalb, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 “Polish”
Rota: Music from The Leopard
Rota: Suite from The Godfather
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 31

Lyric Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Karah Son, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Nozumi Kato,
Zachary Nelson; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 22

Lakeview Orchestra
Silas Huff, conductor
Dylana Jenson, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Overture to The Song of Hiawatha

Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Specht: We Will Soar

Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Marc-André Hamelin, pianist
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Concord Mass, 1840-60”)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Handel Week Festival
Emily Mwila, soprano,
Henry Griffin, harpsichordist
English songs
“Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer”
“In den angenehmen Büschen”
Non può mia Musa
Trio Sonatas
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Northshore Concert Band
Mallory Thompson, conductor
Reena Esmail: Tuttarana
John Mackey: Sheltering Sky
Elgar/Slocum & Reed: Enigma Variations
Chen Yi: Spring Festival
Christina Huss: When an Angel Gets its Wings
Michele Fernández: La Fiera Asturiana
3 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

February 25

Third Coast Percussion
JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass (world premiere)
Robert Dillon: Scoundrel (world premiere)

Andrea Venet: Bulldog

Ivan Trevino: Watercolor Sun

Jessie Montgomery: Study No. 1

Jlin: Derivative

Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood

Alexis Lamb: Matters / Mind
6:30 p.m. Merit School of Music
thirdcoastpercussion.com

February 26

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 27

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Northwestern University
Bizet: Carmen
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Dennis Northway, conductor
“The Ways of Zion do Mourn”
Jubilate
Utrecht Te Deum
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Winter Chamber Music Festival
Isidore String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, no. 4 (“Sunrise”)

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2

Brahms: String Quartet No. 3
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

UChicago Presents
Trio Medieval
“Between Two Worlds”
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

January 24

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Demarre McGill, flutist
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G Major
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
L. Mozart: Symphony in F Major
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

January 25

Lyric Opera
Strauss: Salome
Jennifer Holloway, Nicholas Brownlee,
Brandon Jovanovich; Tomáš Netopil, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Three Petrarch Sonnets
Liszt: Dante Sonata
Brahms: Scherzo in E flat
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Demarre McGill, flutist
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G Major
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
L. Mozart: Symphony in F Major
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

January 29

Third Coast Percussion
Bruce Goff/TCP: Rolls and Reimaginations
6 p.m. Art Institute of Chicago
thirdcoastpercussion.com

Lyric Opera
Strauss: Salome
Jennifer Holloway, Nicholas Brownlee,
Brandon Jovanovich; Tomáš Netopil, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

January 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

January 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

February 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chanticleer
“A Chanticleer Christmas”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violinist
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Britten: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
apollochorus.org

December 14

Apollo Chorus
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Handel: Messiah
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
apollochorus.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
3 p.m. Church of the Holy Family
apollosfire.org

Bella Voce
Madison Bach Musicians
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël
Music of Schütz, Bouzignac, Corelli and Handel
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
bellavoce.org

December 15

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Praetorius: “Christmas Vespers”
7 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
apollosfire.org

December 16

Chicago Symphony Brass
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
baroque.org

December 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
7 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
chicagosinfonietta.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
7:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
baroque.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

December 20

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Faith, Hope, and Charity Church, Winnetka
baroque.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago Community Chorus
Stilian Kirov, conductor
“IPO Holiday Festival”
3 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org


Chicago Sinfonietta
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
“Holidays of Hope”
7 p.m. Mandel Hall
chicagosinfonietta.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianist
Chin: subito con forza
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Widmann: Con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

December 21

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Holiday Brass & Choral Concert
2 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
baroque.org

Lakeview Orchestra
Greg Hughes, conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchestra.org

Consonance
“A Christmas Carol”
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Loch Sloy Productions
Angela Born, Graham Macfarlane, David Cangelosi,
Noah Gartner, Khary Laurent; John Macfarlane, conductor
5 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
amahl.simpletix.com

Lyric Opera
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Yulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren Decker;
Russell Thomas, Gabriella Reyes, Luke Sutliff; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 22

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. SteppenwolfTheatre
steppenwolf.org

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Star Trek Through the Years (arr. Custer)
Williams: E.T.—Adventures on Earth
Holst: The Planets
3 p.m. Governors State University, University Park
ipomusic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
8 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
chicagochorale.org

November 23

Lyric Opera
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Yulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren Decker;
Russell Thomas, Gabriella Reyes, Luke Sutliff; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Ben Bliss, tenor
Stephano Park, bass
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 93
Mozart: Requiem
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
3 p.m. Hyde Park Union Church
chicagochorale.org

Bella Voce
Andrew Lewis, conductor
Handel: Messiah
4 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Chuch, Evanston
bellavoce.org

November 26

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
2 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 28

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 29

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
7:30 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

November 30

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Will Liverman, baritone
Handel: Messiah
2 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

Steppenwolf Theatre
Shaffer: Amadeus
Ian Barford, David Darrow; Robert Falls, director
3 p.m. Steppenwolf Theatre
steppenwolf.org

December 1

Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Will Liverman, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
baroque.org

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cherubini: Medea
Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalon,
Alfred Walker, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival
Mark Nagy’s Station Four
7:30 p.m. Elastic Arts
eartaxifestival.com

October 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Haymarket Opera & Newberry Consort
Peri: Euridice
7 p.m. Art Institute/Fullerton Hall
newberryconsort.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Alarm Will Sound
Hans Thomalla: Air 
Hans Thomalla: Harmoniemusik
7:30 p.m. Logan Center for the Arts
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
6 Degrees Composers
Alex Klein, oboist
Sheryl Noonan, visuals
Meerenai Shim, flutist
Adore Alexander, voice
Music of Regina Harris Baiocchi, Kyong Mee Choi, Ester Hana,
Janice Misurell-Mitchell. Patricia Morehead, Africa Brown
7:30 p.m. Columbia College/Sherwood Hall,
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
Works by Stacy Garrop, Rebecca Clarke, Steven Stucky,
C.H.H. Parry, Dowland and Gibbons
7:30 p.m. Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Ryan De Ryke, tenor
Daniel Schlosberg, pianist
Doug Lofstrom: Myths and Accidents
Doug Lofstrom: All Must End
Doug Lofstrom: Three Sandburg Songs
8 p.m. Pianoforte
eartaxifestival.com

October 25

Haymarket Opera & Newberry Consort
Peri: Euridice
3 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
pNeXT Ensemble
Works by Michael Miller and Ari H Scott
4 p.m. Unity Lutheran Church
eartaxifestival.com

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Adé Williams, violinist
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture

Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
5:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Stravinsky: Septet
Stravinsky: Octet
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Roosevelt University CCPA Contemporary Ensemble
pNeXT Ensemble
Works by: Tim Corpus, Kyong Mi Choi, Matt Mason,
Ben Zucker, Jonathan Hannau and Clarice Assad
7:30 p.m Ganz Hall
eartaxifestival.com

October 26

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cherubini: Medea
Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, Elena Villalon,
Alfred Walker, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

UChicago Presents
Cappella Pratensis
Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini 
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Ear Taxi Festival 
Daniel Baer
Daniel Baer, pianist
Music of Robert Savage
4 p.m. Pianoforte
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
cosmia opera collective
Works by: Selina Liu, Alissa Voth, Megan DiGiorgio,
Cecelia Olszewski, Rafe Menon and Casey Lyons
8:30 p.m. Northwestern University/McClintock Choral and Recital Room, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com

October 28 

Ear Taxi Festival 
Chicago Bagatelles Project
Phil Pierick, saxophones
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Kyle Flens, percussion
Sasha Ishov, bass flute
7 p.m. International Museum of Surgical Science
eartaxifestival.com

October 30

Ear Taxi Festival
Vanishing Point
Music of Adolphus Hailstork, 
Kaija Saariaho and Andrew Norman
3 p.m. Harold Washington Library
eartaxifestival.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

October 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival
David Kalhous, pianist

Benjamin Sung, violinist
Music of Bach, 
Dongryul Lee, Kurtág and Schubert
7 p.m. Loyola University/Skowronski Music Hall
eartaxifestival.com

November 1

Ear Taxi Festival 
Threads of Time
Works by Reena Esmail, Lera Auerbach, Cynthia Papierniak, Chopin,
Godowsky, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff
5 p.m. Notre École de Musique
eartaxifestival.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overure to The Gypsy Baron
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Trio Accord
Works by Zae Munn, Hilary Tann, Glinka and Loeffler
7:30 p.m The Check Out
eartaxifestival.com

Ear Taxi Festival 
Northwestern University Chorale
Music of Judith Weir, Toivo Tulev, Ted Hearne, Heinrich Schütz
Daan Manneke,Caroline Shaw, Veljo Tormis and Galina Grigorjeva
7:30 p.m. Northwestern University/Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com

November 2

Beatrice Rana, pianist
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Debussy: Etudes Book II
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev: Concert Suite from The Nutcracker
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Ear Taxi Festival 
Mucca Pazza
TBA
7:30 p.m. SPACE, Evanston
eartaxifestival.com  

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum-Cohen, countertenor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Gluck: Orfeo et Euridice
3 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

September 15

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum-Cohen, countertenor
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Gluck: Orfeo et Euridice
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

September 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Teng Li, violist
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Elgar: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Teng Li, violist
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Elgar: Symphony No. 2
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Weber: Oberon Overture
Mendelssohn: Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Strauss: “Wiegenlied”
Strauss: “Morgen”
Strauss: “Zueignung”
Bizet: Carmen—”Habanera”
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
6:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Wind Symphony
Maslanka: Symphony No. 4
Galante: Resplendent Glory
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Jager: Sinfonia Nobilissima
7 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall
Free admission
musicbooking.depaul.edu

September 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

September 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago a cappella
“Cantare: New works by Mexican composers”
7:30 p.m. National Museum of Mexican Art
chicagoacappella.org

September 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, pianist
Pépin: Les Eaux Celestes
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago a cappella
“Cantare: New works by Mexican composers”
3 p.m. Nicholas Concert Hall, Evanston
chicagoacappella.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Laura Jackson, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 6

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Joshua Bell, violinist
Suppé: Poet and Peasant Overture
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 8

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Britten: The Building of the House
Higdon: The Singing Rooms
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky The Firebird (1919 Suite)
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Concert Opera of Greater Chicago
Donizetti: La Favorita
Paula Schaefgen, Alain Arvelo, Aaron Wardell; William Intriligator, conductor
7 p.m. Gorton Center, Lake Forest
chicagoconcertopera.com

August 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Britten: The Building of the House
Higdon: The Singing Rooms
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky The Firebird (1919 Suite)
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Ray Chen, violinist
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Debussy: La Mer
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 10

Concert Opera of Greater Chicago
Donizetti: La Favorita
Paula Schaefgen, Alain Arvelo, Aaron Wardell; William Intriligator, conductor
2 p.m. Gorton Center, Lake Forest
chicagoconcertopera.com

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”)
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 13

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, pianist
Komschlies: Mycelialore
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Double concertos by Bach and Vivaldi
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

August 15

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Troy Cook, baritone
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Orff: Carmina Burana
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Troy Cook, baritone
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Orff: Carmina Burana
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Nobuyuki Tsujii, pianist
Tower: Suite from Concerto for Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

His Majesty’s Men
Music of Dufay, Byrd, Victoria, Palestrina and others
7:30 p.m. St Ita’s Church, 5500 N. Broadway

August 17

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Snider: Something for the Dark

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Chabrier: España
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 19

Lincoln Trio
“Fantasies of Buenos Aires”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Bennett-Gordon Hall, Highland Park

August 23

ACM
Thirty Ears Festival
2 p.m.-11 p.m.
Wilson Avenue between Hermitage and Ravenswood

August 24

Haymarket Opera
Handel: Alcina
1 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

ACM
Thirty Ears Festival
1 p.m.-9 p.m.
Wilson Avenue between Hermitage and Ravenswood

Rush Hour Concerts
Emma Gerstein, flutist
Kevin Pearl, oboist
Jay Shankar, clarinetist
William Buchman, bassoonist
Alexander Love, horn
Marta Aznavoorian, pianist
Higdon: Summer Shimmers
Thuille: Sextet for piano and woodwind quintet
5:45 p.m. St, James Cathedral
Free admission

Haymarket Opera
Vinci: Artaserse
Kangmin Justin Kim, Key’mon Murrah, Emily Fons, Elijah McCormack, Ryan Belongie, Eric Ferring
6 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

July 2

Grant Park Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Paul Huang, violinist
Dorn: Transitions
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 3

Grant Park Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Paul Huang, violinist
Dorn: Transitions
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 4

Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, conductor
Independence Day Salute
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 8

Rush Hour Concerts
Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows
Sørensen/Danish String Quartet: Shine You No More
Marquez: Homenaje a Gismonti
Garrop: Ribbons of Steel
Ravel: String Quartet in F major, M. 35
Strayhorn/Chihara: Take the “A” train
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Nicole Paiement, conductor
Inbal Segev, cellist
Smetana: The Moldau
Adamo: Last Year
Debussy: La Mer
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 10

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Sankara Harouna, baritone
Bruckner: Psalm 150
Bonds: Credo
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 11

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Sankara Harouna, baritone
Bruckner: Psalm 150
Bonds: Credo
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Bruce Liu, pianist
Simon: Amen

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Montgomery: Strum

Gershwin: Concerto in F
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 14

Grant Park Orchestra members
Inbal Segev, cellist
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Segev: Trio for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano
Segev: Behold for Cello Quartet
Tansman: Deux Mouvement for Cello Quartet
6:30 p.m. Columbus Park Refectory
gpmf.org

July 15

Rush Hour Concerts
Susan Warner, clarinetist
Cornelius Chiu and Kozue Funakoshi, violinists
YouMing Chen, violist
Dan Katz, cellist
Gipps: Rhapsody
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Courtney Lewis, conductor
Inbal Segev, cellist
Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Clyne: Dance
Elgar: Enigma Variations
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 18

Grant Park Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Lysenko: Overture to Taras Bulba
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Lysenko: Overture to Taras Bulba
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Himari, violinist
Malek Jandali: Rhapsody for Orchestra (world premiere)

Kreisler: La Gitana

Waxman: Carmen Fantasy

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 22

Rush Hour Concerts
Ars Musica Chicago

Vivaldi: “Lungi dal vago volto”
Stradella: Sinfonia in D Minor
Handel: “Amarti sì vorrei” from Teseo
Dall’Abaco: Cello Sonata in D Minor
Handel: “Oh, that I on wings could rise” from Theodora
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 23

Grant Park Orchestra
Lee Mills, conductor
Maxim Lando, pianist
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Liszt/Busoni: Rhapsody Espagnole
Ravel: Bolero
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 25

Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Mamie Parris, John Riesen, and Lisa Vroman, vocalists
“Broadway Night: Magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Alexandra Arrieche, conductor
Vadim Karpinos, percussionist
Ed Harrison, percussionist
Reena Esmail: RE|Member
Corpus: The Great Lake Concerto—Third movement
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
8 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 26

Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Mamie Parris, John Riesen, and Lisa Vroman, vocalists
“Broadway Night: Magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein”
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

July 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”)
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 29

Rush Hour Concerts
Chen String Quartet
Joshua Graham, percussionist
Golijov: Mariel
Thomas: TBA (world premiere)
Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 30

Grant Park Orchestra
Joseph Young, conductor
Steven Osborne, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Hanson: Symphony No. 2
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Ana María Martínez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, pianist
TBA
7:30 p.m., Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jeremy Black, violinist
Hailstork: An American Port of Call
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Bernstein: Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 19

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
John Osborn, tenor
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, bass-baritone
Verdi: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 20

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpet
C. Assad: Baião N’ Blues
Márquez: Concierto de Otoño
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Blumine)
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
John Osborn, tenor
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, bass-baritone
Verdi: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
John Osborn, tenor
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, bass-baritone
Verdi: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpet
C. Assad: Baião N’ Blues
Márquez: Concierto de Otoño
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Blumine)
8 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 22

Isidore Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 “Dissonance”
Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit
Ravel: String Quartet
1:30 p.m. Ravinia/Bennett-Gordon Hall, Highland Park

June 24

Rush Hour Concerts
Tim Hagen, flutist
Wilfred Farquharson, violist
Christopher Guzman, pianist
Duruflé: Prélude, Récitatif, et Variations
Angulo: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Piano
Sowerby: Trio for Flute, Viola, and Piano
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
John Osborn, tenor
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, bass-baritone
Verdi: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 25

Juilliard Quartet
Isidore Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13
Widmann: Quartet No. 8
Mendelssohn: String Octet
1:30 p.m. Ravinia/Bennett-Gordon Hall, Highland Park

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Imani Winds
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Coleman: Phenomenal Women
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”)
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 27

Haymarket Opera
Vinci: Artaserse
Kangmin Justin Kim, Key’mon Murrah, Emily Fons, Elijah McCormack, Ryan Belongie, Eric Ferring
2 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Thomas: Brio
Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

Opera Festival of Chicago
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Jonathan Burton, Michelle Allie Drever, Franco Pomponi, Jerek Fernandez, and Jonathan Wilson; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

June 28

“Rhythm Fest”
Third Coast Percussion and Friends
12 p.m. -10 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Thomas: Brio
Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

June 29

Opera Festival of Chicago
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Jonathan Burton, Michelle Allie Drever, Franco Pomponi, Jerek Fernandez, and Jonathan Wilson; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
2 p.m. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

Haymarket Opera
Vinci: Artaserse
Kangmin Justin Kim, Key’mon Murrah, Emily Fons, Elijah McCormack, Ryan Belongie, Eric Ferring
2 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

July 1

Rush Hour Concerts
Emma Gerstein, flutust
Kevin Pearl, oboist
Jay Shankar, clarinetist
William Buchman, bassoonist
Alexander Love, horn
Marta Aznavoorian, pianist
Higdon: Summer Shimmers
Thuille: Sextet for piano and woodwind quintet
5:45 p.m. St, James Cathedral
Free admission

Haymarket Opera
Vinci: Artaserse
Kangmin Justin Kim, Key’mon Murrah, Emily Fons, Elijah McCormack, Ryan Belongie, Eric Ferring
6 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall