Chicago Classical Review

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

Bach in the City
Bach/Bruno: St. Mark Passion
7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
bachinthecity.org

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.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

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

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

UChicago Presents
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Rameau: Gavotte et Six Doubles
Lasser: Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach  
Bach: 15 Three-Part Inventions 
Jarrett: Encore from Tokyo
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

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

April 1

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

April 2

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Ksenija Sidorova, accordionist
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Tüür: Prophecy
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Ksenija Sidorova, accordionist
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Tüür: Prophecy
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 4

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
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Ksenija Sidorova, accordionist
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Tüür: Prophecy
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 6

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

April 9

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Corinne Winters, soprano
Janáček: Overture to From the House of the Dead
Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Corinne Winters, soprano
Janáček: Overture to From the House of the Dead
Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Corinne Winters, soprano
Janáček: Overture to From the House of the Dead
Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 12

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Corinne Winters, soprano
Janáček: Overture to From the House of the Dead
Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
3 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
Trio Mediaeval
“Lumen-de-Lumine”
3 p.m. Logan Center

Music of the Baroque
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Gina DiBello, violinist
Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G Minor
Sammartini: Sinfonia in F Major
Geminiani: Concerto, “La Follia”
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in B-flat Major
Nardini: Concerto for Violin
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor
Pugnani: Sinfonia in B-flat Major
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

April 13

Music of the Baroque
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Gina DiBello, violinist
Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G Minor
Sammartini: Sinfonia in F Major
Geminiani: Concerto, “La Follia”
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in B-flat Major
Nardini: Concerto for Violin
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor
Pugnani: Sinfonia in B-flat Major
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

April 16

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Scriabin: Piano Concerto
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 17

Lyric Opera
avery r. young: Safronia
7 p.m. Lyric Opera

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths”
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

UChicago Presents
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble
Mozart: Adagio & Allegro in F-minor for musical clock
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles 
Haydn: Pieces for musical/mechanical clock
Nielsen: Quintet for Winds
Mozart/Phillips: Fantasy in F-minor for mechanical clock
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall

April 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12
Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Scriabin: Piano Concerto
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths”
7:30 p.m. KAM Isaiah Israel

Lyric Opera
avery r. young: Safronia
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera

April 19

UChicago Presents
CSO Chamber Music
Joyce: Light and Dark  
Gosfield: Daughters of the Industrial Revolution  
Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato
Chen Yi: Qi
Dehnhard: WAKE UP!  
Shaw: Boris Kerner 
Farrenc: Piano Trio No. 4
3 p.m. Logan Center

Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths”
5 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center

April 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 24

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 26

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor
Esteban Batallán, trumpet
Hisaishi: Symphony No. 2
Hisaishi: Castle in the Sky
Hisaishi: Spirited Away Suite
3 p.m. Symphony Center

April 29

Yuja Wang, pianist and conductor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Conrad Tao, pianist
Dvořák: Scherzo capriccioso
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

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

Bach in the City
Bach/Bruno: St. Mark Passion
7:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Parish
bachinthecity.org

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
7:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.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

Consonance
Jocelyn Hagen: Here I Am
3 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
consonancechicago.org

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

UChicago Presents
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Rameau: Gavotte et Six Doubles
Lasser: Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach  
Bach: 15 Three-Part Inventions 
Jarrett: Encore from Tokyo
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

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