Chicago Classical Review

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J. L. Adams: Night
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

UChicago Presents
Jupiter Ensemble
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in C Major
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Major
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G minor
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
“An Evening with John Williams”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Haymarket Opera
Scarlatti: La Giuditta
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

March 25

Chicago Opera Theater
Chen: The Life and Death of Alan Turing
3 p.m. Harris Theater

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Suite
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”)
8 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
chicagochorale.org

March 26

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J. L. Adams: Night
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Suite
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”)
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
chicagochorale.org

March 29

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J. L. Adams: Night
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Joshua Bell, violinist
Daniel Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in D major, Op.12, no. 1
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1
Franck: Violin Sonata
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 30

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 31

UChicago Presents
David Greilsammer, pianist
Works by Beethoven, Janáček, Scriabin, J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Satie, Lully, Crumb, Ligeti, Marais, Granados, Pelz, and Rebel
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

April 1

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Alex Amsel, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violinist
Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 2

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Alex Amsel, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violinist
Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
2:30 p.m. Hemmens Cultural Center
elginsymphony.org

Emanuel Ax, pianist
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major D.664
Schubert/Liszt: Four Songs
Liszt: Vallee d’Obermann
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major, D.960
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

UChicago Presents
Valencia Baryton Project
Music of Haydn, John Pickup and Steve Zink
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Brandon Cedel, baritone
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
7:30 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
baroque.org

April 3

Music of the Baroque
Jane Glover, conductor
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Brandon Cedel, baritone
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

April 4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 5

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J. L. Adams: Night
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

April 6

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Adès: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Overture and Suite No. 1 from The Tempest
Janáček: Taras Bulba
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 7

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Adès: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Overture and Suite No. 1 from The Tempest
Janáček: Taras Bulba
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

April 8

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Adès: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Overture and Suite No. 1 from The Tempest
Janáček: Taras Bulba
8 p.m. Symphony Center

April 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Adès: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Overture and Suite No. 1 from The Tempest
Janáček: Taras Bulba
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 13

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violinist
Strauss: Don Juan
Rautavaara/Aho: Deux Serenades
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 14

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violinist
Strauss: Don Juan
Rautavaara/Aho: Deux Serenades
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 15

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Stilian Kirov, conductor
Matthew Lipman, violist
Emily Lewis Mantell, cellist
Sonia Mantell, cellist
Montgomery: Strum
Estilo: Conflict Concerto
Bragato: Graciela y Buenos Aires
Popper: Requiem
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College

Kishi Bashi, violinist
“Improvisations on EO9066”
Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Speck, conductor
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
chicagophilharmonic.org

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mikko Franck, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violinist
Strauss: Don Juan
Rautavaara/Aho: Deux Serenades
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
8 p.m. Symphony Center

April 16

Evgeny Kissin, pianist
Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D Minor
Mozart: Piano Sonata in D major
Chopin: Polonaise in F sharp minor
Rachmaninoff: Lilacs
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in A minor
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-flat Major
Rachmaninoff: Etudes-tableaux—Selections
3 p.m. Symphony Center

UChicago Presents
CSO woodwinds
Mozart/Dobrinescu: Overture to Die Zauberflöte
Thomas: Avian Escapades 
Raimi: Three Interactions
Mozart/Dobrinescu: Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
3 p.m. International House

April 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Liadov: Kikimora
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 21

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Liadov: Kikimora
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
7:30 p.m. Wheaton College

April 22

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Liadov: Kikimora
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
8 p.m. Symphony Center

April 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Liadov: Kikimora
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
3 p.m. Symphony Center

April 24

MusicNOW
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

April 28

UChicago Presents
Doric String Quartet
Benjamin Grosvenor, pianist
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor “Serioso”
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major “The Frog”
Bridge: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. Mandel Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Symphony Center

April 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Martin Helmchen, pianist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
8 p.m. Symphony Center

April 30

Jerusalem Quartet
Pinchas Zukerman, violinist/violist
Amanda Forsyth, cellist
Bruckner: String Quintet: Adagio
Dvorak: String Sextet in A major
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1
3 p.m. Symphony Center

May 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Suite
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Opera Theater
Chen: The Life and Death of Alan Turing
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater

March 24

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

UChicago Presents
Jupiter Ensemble
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in C Major
Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Major
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G minor
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
“An Evening with John Williams”
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Haymarket Opera
Scarlatti: La Giuditta
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

March 25

Chicago Opera Theater
Chen: The Life and Death of Alan Turing
3 p.m. Harris Theater

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Suite
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”)
8 p.m. St. Michael’s Church
chicagochorale.org

March 26

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Suite
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
3 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Chicago Chorale
Bruce Tammen, conductor
Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”)
3 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
chicagochorale.org

March 29

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Joshua Bell, violinist
Daniel Trifonov, pianist
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in D major, Op.12, no. 1
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1
Franck: Violin Sonata
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 30

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

March 31

UChicago Presents
David Greilsammer, pianist
Works by Beethoven, Janáček, Scriabin, J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Satie, Lully, Crumb, Ligeti, Marais, Granados, Pelz, and Rebel
7:30 p.m. Logan Center
cso.org

April 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
8 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 2

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

April 4

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitarist
Boccherini: Symphony No. 26
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4: Fandango
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

April 5

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
2 p.m. Lyric Opera House

April 7

Lyric Opera
Bizet: Carmen
J’Nai Bridges, Charles Castronovo, Golda Schultz, Andrei Kymach; Henrik Nánási, conductor
7 p.m. Lyric Opera House

April 8

Lyric Opera
“Proximity”
Roumain: The Walkers
Shaw: Four Portraits
J L. Adams: Night
7:30 p.m. Lyric Opera House

March 3

Chicago a cappella
“From behind closed doors”
Music of Howells, Byrd, Aleotti, Bonds, and Garrop
7:30 p.m. DePaulUniversity/Allen Recital Hall
chicagoacappella.org

March 5

Chicago a cappella
“From behind closed doors”
Music of Howells, Byrd, Aleotti, Bonds, and Garrop
4 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
chicagoacappella.org

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

January 26

Chicago Opera Theater
Britten: Albert Herring
Jane Glover, conductor
7:30 p.m. Athenaeum Theater

January 27

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

UChicago Presents
Blue Heron
Ockeghem: Requiem
7:30 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

January 28

Chicago Opera Theater
Britten: Albert Herring
Jane Glover, conductor
3 p.m. Athenaeum Theater

January 29

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist
Vustin: Lamento
Janacek: Sonata X.1.15
Silvestrov: Bagatelle
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31
Dvorak: Poetic Tone Pictures
3 p.m. Symphony Center

Chicago Opera Theater
Britten: Albert Herring
Jane Glover, conductor
3 p.m. Athenaeum Theater

January 31

Juan Diego Flórez, tenor
Vincenzo Scalera, pianist
Arias and songs of Rossini, Gounod, Verdi, Puccini and others.
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

February 1

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 3

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

February 5

Lyric Opera
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Samantha Hankey, Heidi Stober, Jill Grove; Andrew Davis
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Salute to Vienna
New Year’s Concert
Strauss Symphony Orchestra of America
Gregory Vajda, conductor
6 p.m. Symphony Center

MusicNOW
Mark O’Connor, violinist
Maggie O’Connor, violinist
Xavier Foley, bass
Foley: Irish Fantasy
Foley: Etude No 10 “The Dance”
O’Connor: String Quartet No. 3
Foley: Good Times
O’Connor: Strings and Threads suite
7 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Music of the Baroque
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Purcell: “Welcome to all the Pleasures”
Purcell: Fantasia on a Ground for 3 violins and continuo
Purcell: “Hear my prayer, O Lord”
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Handel: “Cara sposa” from Rinaldo
Handel: ”Fammi combattere” from Orlando
Croft: Suite from The Comedy call’d the Funeral
Handel: Excerpts from Belshazzar
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
baroque.org

November 22

Lyric Opera
Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Lawrence Brownlee, Kathryn Lewek, Kayleigh Decker, Joshua Hopkins, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 25

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Don Carlos
Joshua Guerrero, Igor Golovatenko, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Clémentine Margaine,
Dmitry Belosselskiy, Soloman Howard; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 26

Lyric Opera
Rossini: Le Comte Ory
Lawrence Brownlee, Kathryn Lewek, Kayleigh Decker, Joshua Hopkins, Zoie Reams; Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

November 27

Orion Ensemble
Amon: Clarinet Quartet
Berkey: Earth Voices
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

November 30

Orion Ensemble
Amon: Clarinet Quartet
Berkey: Earth Voices
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor
7:30 p.m. PianoForte Studios

December 4

Orion Ensemble
Amon: Clarinet Quartet
Berkey: Earth Voices
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor
7 p.m. New England Congregational Church, Aurora

MusicNOW
Music of Alvin Singleton and Carlos Simon
7 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

October 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

October 26

UChicago Presents
Quatuor Diotima
“Music from Paris I”
Boulez: Livre pour Quatuor 
Pesson: String Quartet No. 3 “Farrago”
Debussy: String Quartet
7:30 p.m Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

October 27

UChicago Presents
Quatuor Diotima
“Music from Paris II”
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1
7:30 p.m Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Ngwenyama: Primal Message
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

October 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Ngwenyama: Primal Message
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

UChicago Presents
Quatuor Diotima
Meng-Chieh Liu, pianist
“Music from Paris III”
Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit 
Ravel: String Quartet
Franck: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

Newberry Consort
“Madam Europa at the Gonzaga Court”
8 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
newberryconsort.org

William Byrd Festival
Bienen Contemporary/Early Music Ensemble
Secular music including Songs of Sundrie Natures and Songs of Sadness and Pietie
8 p.m. Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston

October 29

Newberry Consort
“Madam Europa at the Gonzaga Court”
8 p.m. Congregation Rodfei Zedek
5200 S. Hyde Park Blvd
newberryconsort.org

October 30

William Byrd Festival
Music for virginal
2:15 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel/Vail Chapel, Evanston
Free admission

Newberry Consort
“Madam Europa at the Gonzaga Court”
3 p.m. Ganz Hall
newberryconsort.org

UChicago Presents
Vox Luminis
Music of Bach family and Buxtehude
3 p.m. Logan Center
chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

William Byrd Festival
Mass for Five Voices
“Christ Rising Again”
Ave verum cirpus
Miserere mei
3 p.m. Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston
Free admission

November 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, pianist
Ngwenyama: Primal Message
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center
cso.org

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Ernani
Russell Thomas, Tamara Wilson, Quinn Kelsey, Christian Van Horn;
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

September 22

Haymarket Opera Company
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Erica Schuller, Lindsay Metzger, Kimberly McCord, David Govertsen Kristin Knuston; Craig Trompeter, conductor
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Coleridge-Taylor: Solemn Prelude
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 23

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Coleridge-Taylor: Solemn Prelude
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Haymarket Opera Company
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Erica Schuller, Lindsay Metzger, Kimberly McCord, David Govertsen Kristin Knuston; Craig Trompeter, conductor
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

September 24

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Howard Levy, harmonica player
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
Levy: Concerto for Diatonic Harmonica & Orchestra
Chabrier: España
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper
7 p.m. Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
elmhurstsymphony.org

Haymarket Opera Company
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Erica Schuller, Lindsay Metzger, Kimberly McCord, David Govertsen Kristin Knuston; Craig Trompeter, conductor
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

Dal Niente
Bauckholt: Pacific Time (world premiere)
Bauckholt: Vakuum Lieder
Bauckholt: Oh I See
Lewis: Flux
8 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Hall

September 25

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Ernani
Russell Thomas, Tamara Wilson, Quinn Kelsey, Christian Van Horn;
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
2 p.m. Civic Opera House

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Clarinet Quartet (arr. of Violin Sonata 378/317d)
Schumann: Piano Quartet
Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
3 p.m. New Congregational Church, Aurora

Haymarket Opera Company
Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Erica Schuller, Lindsay Metzger, Kimberly McCord, David Govertsen Kristin Knuston; Craig Trompeter, conductor
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall

September 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, pianist
Coleridge-Taylor: Solemn Prelude
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 28

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Clarinet Quartet (arr. of Violin Sonata 378/317d)
Schumann: Piano Quartet
Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
7:30 p.m. Pianoforte

September 29

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Rossini: Overture to Il viaggio a Reims
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

September 30

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Rossini: Overture to Il viaggio a Reims
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

October 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Rossini: Overture to Il viaggio a Reims
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Lyric Opera
Verdi: Ernani
Russell Thomas, Tamara Wilson, Quinn Kelsey, Christian Van Horn;
Enrique Mazzola, conductor
7:30 p.m. Civic Opera House

October 2

Orion Ensemble
Mozart: Clarinet Quartet (arr. of Violin Sonata 378/317d)
Schumann: Piano Quartet
Schickele: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
7:30 p.m. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston

Rush Hour Concerts
Marie Tachouet, flutist
Amy Hess, violist
Eleanor Kirk, harpist
Aguila: Submerged
Bonis: Scènes de la Forêt
Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola and harp
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

August 17

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
ZOFO, piano duo
Suk: A Fairy Tale
Vine: Zofomorphosis (world premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Murphy, pianist
Songs of Hildegard von Bingen, Schoenberg. Clarke, Snider. C. Schumann, Copland and Price
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

August 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violinist
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
8 p.m. Ravinia

August 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Duke Kim, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass
Haydn: The Creation
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Evanston Chamber Music Festival
Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock
Khachaturian: Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Strauss: Four Songs, Op. 27
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsody
Puccini: La Rondine—”Chi’il bel sogno”
Verdi: Rigoletto—“Caro nome”
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann—”Olympia’s Song”
7:30 p.m. Dawes House, Evanston 
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August 20

Evanston Chamber Music Festival
“The Three Filipino Tenors”
4 p.m. Dawes House, Evanston
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Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Duke Kim, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass
Haydn: The Creation
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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August 21

Evanston Chamber Music Festival
Brahms: Clarinet Trio
Brahms: Sonatensatz in C minor
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor
4 p.m. Dawes House, Evanston 
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou, conductor
Inmo Yang, violinist
Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa—”Battle of Poltava” and “Cossack Dance”
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.3–Theme and Variations
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
5 p.m. Ravinia

Lyric Opera
“Sunday in the Park with Lyric”
7 p.m. Pritzker Pavilion

August 23

Rush Hour Concerts
John Macfarlane, violinist
Eoin Andersen, violinist
Aurelien Fort Pederzoli, violist
David Cunliffe, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 1
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

August 29

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Vadim Gluzman, violinist
Geminiani: La Follia
Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

Grant Park Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
She-e Wu, percussionist
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade
Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 15

Grant Park Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Agudelo: La Madre de Agua
Childs: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Perry: Study for Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
Agudelo: La Madre de Agua
Childs: Violin Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio
Adrian Dunn Singers
Traditional: “My Souls’ Been Anchored in the Lord”
Robert’s: Rhapsody in D
Arms/Dunn: “Goin Home”
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

July 17

Members of the Grant Park Orchestra
Project Inclusion Quartet
Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Childs: String Quartet (world premiere)
Andrée:  Andante quasi recitativo
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
2 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
5 p.m. Ravinia

July 20

Grant Park Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Afendi Yusuf, clarinetist
Farrenc: Overture No. 1
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 22

Grant Park Orchestra
Markus Stenz, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Still: Darker America
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Opera Festival of Chicago
Verdi: Il Corsaro
7:30 p.m. Cahn Auditorum, Evanston

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yeree Suh, soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Bacewicz: Music for Strings, Trumpet and Percussion
Brahms: A German Requiem
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 23

Grant Park Orchestra
Markus Stenz, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Still: Darker America
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 24

Opera Festival of Chicago
Verdi: Il Corsaro
2 p.m. Cahn Auditorum, Evanston

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Leslie Odom. Jr. vocalist
Gala Concert
7:30 p.m. Ravinia

July 25

Members of the Grant Park Orchestra
Project Inclusion Quartet
Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Childs: String Quartet (world premiere)
Andrée:  Andante quasi recitativo
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
6:30 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center
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The Chicago Ensemble
Bach: Two cantata arias
Damase: Trio for flute, oboe and piano
Haydn: Four Canzonettas
Ginastera: Duo for flute and oboe
Stölzel: The Gorgeous Nothings
Goossens: Pastorale et Arlequinade
7:30 p.m. Fourth Presbyterian Church

July 26

Matthias Goerne, baritone
Alexandre Kantorow, pianist
Schubert lieder
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

July 27

Grant Park Orchestra
“A Gospel Jubilee”
Charles Floyd, conductor
Soul Children of Chicago
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 28

Chanticleer
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

July 29

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
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The Chicago Ensemble
Bach: Two cantata arias
Damase: Trio for flute, oboe and piano
Haydn: Four Canzonettas
Ginastera: Duo for flute and oboe
Stölzel: The Gorgeous Nothings
Goossens: Pastorale et Arlequinade
7:30 p.m. International House, University of Chicago

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Anna Duczmal-Mróz, conductor
Laura Jackson, conductor
Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
Montgomery: Source Code
Daugherty: Time Machine
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite
8 p.m. Ravinia

July 30

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Jaye Ladymore, narrator
Golijov: Rose of the Winds
Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”)
7:30 p.m. Ravinia