Chicago Classical Review

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

November 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist and leader
Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat Major
Beethoven/Mahler: String Quartet No. 11
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

November 14

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist and leader
Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat Major
Beethoven/Mahler: String Quartet No. 11
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Third Coast Percussion
Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Eighth Blackbird
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
Viet Cuong: John and Jim

Viet Cuong: Re(new)al
Viet Cuong: Vital Sines
Viet Cuong: Second Nature
7:30 p.m. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
thirdcoastpercussion.com

November 15

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Chen, violinist and leader
Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat Major
Beethoven/Mahler: String Quartet No. 11
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Yulia Matochkina, SeokJong Baek, Quinn Kelsey, Lauren Decker;
Russell Thomas, Gabriella Reyes, Luke Sutliff; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 16

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
William Welter, oboist
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Mozart: Oboe Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
3 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
elmhurstsymphony.org

November 20

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

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

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

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

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Peter Richard Conte, organist
Gigout: Grand Choer Dialogue
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Huyhn: TBA (world premiere)
Elgar: Enigma Variations    
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

May 23

American Music Project
Kontras Quartet
Copland: Two Pieces for String Quartet
Riley: G Song
Imbrie: String Quartet No. 1
Wolfe: Four Marys
Ives: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m. Ganz Hall
americanmusicproject.net

May 30

Consonance
Juhi Bansal: We Look to the Stars
Music of Marybeth Kurnat and Dan Forrest
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

May 31

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Dvorak: American Suite
Gershwin: Songs
Price: Songs
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Bernstein: Candide Overture
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

June 1

Consonance
Juhi Bansal: We Look to the Stars
Music of Marybeth Kurnat and Dan Forrest
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 19

Lyric Opera Orchestra
Lyric Opera Chorus
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
“A Wondrous Sound”
2 p.m Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor 
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 25

Lyric Opera
“Rising Stars in Concert”
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 26

Schola Laudis
Lassus: Surrexit Pastor bonus
Allen/Funk: In exitu Israel
Palestrina: Ad cenam Agni providi
Victoria: Magnificat Octi Toni
Victoria: Regina Caeli
Bach: Alleluia (from Lobet den Herrn BWV 230)
5:15 p.m. Monastery of the Holy Cross, 3111 S. Aberdeen

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor 
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 27

Emanuel Ax, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 “Moonlight”
Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14
Schumann: Arabeske
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major
3 p.m. Symphony Center

April 28

UChicago Presents
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Bach: Suite No. 1
Telemann/Carlier: Trio Sonata in G Minor
Meyer: Concert Piece for unaccompanied double bass
TBA
3 p.m. Mandel Hall/Reynolds Club
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Bach in the City
Gaudete Brass
Richard Webster, conductor
Music of G. and A. Gabrieli
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude
Bach: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Mealor: Gloria in excelsis Deo
7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
bachinthecity.org

March 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (“The Year 1905”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Trevor O’Riordan, clarinetist
Pirasteh: TBA (world premiere)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights
ipomusic.org

March 23

MusicNOW
Boulez: Domaines
Mason: Weapon Wheel
Lopez: La Caresse de Coutea
Schoenberg: Reflecting Light
Lopez: Guardian of the Horizon
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Chorale
David Jonies, organist
Howells: Like as the Hart
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Church
chicagochorale.org

March 25

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

March 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 28

Haymarket Opera
Stradella: Ester
Kimberly McCord, Christian Pursell, Ryan Belongie, Emily Birsan, Anthony Reed
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

UChicago Presents
Thomas Dunford, lutenist
Music of Dowland, Bach, Marais, and Satie
7:30 p.m. Logan Center

March 29

Bach: Mass in B minor
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Michael D. Costello, conductor
7 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor and violinist
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Boulez: Livres pour cordes
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

March 30

Lyric Opera
Mazzoli: The Listeners
Nicole Heaston, Kyle Ketelsen, Jasmine Habersham, Jonas Hacker; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Julia Fischer, violinist
Jan Lisieki, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata in B flat
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 “Spring”
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Bach: Mass in B minor
Bach Cantata Vespers Chorus and Orchestra
Michael D. Costello, conductor
4 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org

March 31

Lyric Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Ailyn Pérez, Pene Pati, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman; Jordan de Souza, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
Boston Brass
Imani Winds
Music of Bach, Khachaturian, Piazzolla, de Falla, Simon and Sandoval
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Master Singers
John C. Hughes, conductor
“NextGen” with composer Jake Runestad
Runestad: Cello Songs
Runestad: American Triptych
Other Runestad works
7:30 p.m. Glenview Community Church
chicagomastersingers.org

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galatea
7 p.m. Gorton Center, Lake Forest
rendezvousarts.org

February 22

Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Walker: Folksongs for Orchestra
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ives: Symphony No. 2
7 p.m. UChicago/Mandel Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Jane Glover, conductor 
Stella Chen, violinist
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Ravel: Tzigane
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor 
Matthew Lipman, violist
Williams: Centennial Overture
Williams: Viola Concerto
Williams: Star Wars Suite
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights 

February 23

Rendezvous Arts
Haymarket Opera Company
Arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and Acis and Galateaa
2:30 p.m. Artifact Events
rendezvousarts.org

Handel Week Festival
Michelle Wrighte, mezzo-soprano
Dennis Northway, harpsichordist
Handel: Figli del mesto cor
Handel: Deh! Lasciate e vita e volo
Handel: Irene, idolo mio
Handel: Two Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo;
Handel: Suite and Theme and Variations on Harpsichord
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

February 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

February 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

March 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor 
Seong-Jin Cho, pianist 
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien 
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Northwestern Opera Theater
Lehár: The Merry Widow
3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, Evanston
music.northwestern.edu

Handel Week Festival
Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
3 p.m. Pilgrim Church, Oak Park
handelweek.com

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

March 3

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Handel: Theodora
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
David Portillo, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

March 14

Leipzig Thomanerchor
Music of Bach, Schütz, Mendelssohn, Frank Martin and John Rutter
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
bachvespers.org